Visions of Technology

Visions of Technology

分享

作者: Richard Rhodes 著

出版社: Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 9780684839035

定价: 333.10

装帧: 其他

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 399页

正文语种: 英语

丛书: The Sloan Technology Series

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>自然科学

A fascinating collection of essays from such writers as Henry Ford， H. G. Wells， and Albert Einstein looks at the development of technology over the course the twentieth century， showing how it has led to both gains and losses for the planet， and charts the future evolution of our technological future. 25，000 first printing.， The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb provides a unique perspective on the twentieth century through a lively collection of writings about the unexpected and paradoxical ways in which technology has changed our lives -- and will affect our future. Technology has been the blessing and the bane of the twentieth century. Human lifespan has nearly doubled in the West， but in no century have more human beings ever been killed by new technologies of war. Improvements in agriculture have fed increasing billions， but pesticides and chemicals threaten to poison the Earth. Does technology improve us or diminish us? Enslave us or make us free? The problems and paradoxes of technology have stirred impassioned debate， yet， despite the central role technology has played in this century， Visions of Technology is the first book to explore the rich diversity of commentary about this vital subject. Guided by the eminent Richard Rhodes， the reader of this provocative treasury will find highlighted the views of such prominent technological figures as Henry Ford， H. G. Wells， Rachel Carson， Margaret Sanger， Aldous Huxley， John Glenn and Gordon E. Moore. Visions of Technology also features thought-provoking images -- from the first X ray to R. Crumb's comic apocalypse -- which inform this original， much-needed roundtable. Among the gems of opinion and history of technology gathered in this volume are Henry Ford on the horseless carriage， Thorstein Veblen on the discipline of the machine， David McCullough on the Panama Canal， Billy Mitchell on air warfare， Margaret Sanger on birth control， Robert Caro on Robert Moses， Charles Lindbergh on flying， James Agee on overalls， Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves on the Manhattan Project， J. Robert Oppenheimer on science and war， Isaac Asimov on robotics， Alva Myrdal on "Blue Jeans and Coca-Cola，" Joan Didion on the Hoover Dam and Julian L. Simon on the pitfalls of making predictions (of which there are many in the 214 selections that make up this book). At once a work of cultural history and of literature， Visions of Technology is an indispensable guide to understanding the world we have created for ourselves in the twentieth century and the problems we face at its conclusion.，Looks at the development of technology over the course of the twentieth century， showing how it has led to both gains and losses for the planet， and charts the evolution of our technological future
内容简介:
A fascinating collection of essays from such writers as Henry Ford， H. G. Wells， and Albert Einstein looks at the development of technology over the course the twentieth century， showing how it has led to both gains and losses for the planet， and charts the future evolution of our technological future. 25，000 first printing.， The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb provides a unique perspective on the twentieth century through a lively collection of writings about the unexpected and paradoxical ways in which technology has changed our lives -- and will affect our future. Technology has been the blessing and the bane of the twentieth century. Human lifespan has nearly doubled in the West， but in no century have more human beings ever been killed by new technologies of war. Improvements in agriculture have fed increasing billions， but pesticides and chemicals threaten to poison the Earth. Does technology improve us or diminish us? Enslave us or make us free? The problems and paradoxes of technology have stirred impassioned debate， yet， despite the central role technology has played in this century， Visions of Technology is the first book to explore the rich diversity of commentary about this vital subject. Guided by the eminent Richard Rhodes， the reader of this provocative treasury will find highlighted the views of such prominent technological figures as Henry Ford， H. G. Wells， Rachel Carson， Margaret Sanger， Aldous Huxley， John Glenn and Gordon E. Moore. Visions of Technology also features thought-provoking images -- from the first X ray to R. Crumb's comic apocalypse -- which inform this original， much-needed roundtable. Among the gems of opinion and history of technology gathered in this volume are Henry Ford on the horseless carriage， Thorstein Veblen on the discipline of the machine， David McCullough on the Panama Canal， Billy Mitchell on air warfare， Margaret Sanger on birth control， Robert Caro on Robert Moses， Charles Lindbergh on flying， James Agee on overalls， Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves on the Manhattan Project， J. Robert Oppenheimer on science and war， Isaac Asimov on robotics， Alva Myrdal on "Blue Jeans and Coca-Cola，" Joan Didion on the Hoover Dam and Julian L. Simon on the pitfalls of making predictions (of which there are many in the 214 selections that make up this book). At once a work of cultural history and of literature， Visions of Technology is an indispensable guide to understanding the world we have created for ourselves in the twentieth century and the problems we face at its conclusion.，Looks at the development of technology over the course of the twentieth century， showing how it has led to both gains and losses for the planet， and charts the evolution of our technological future

查看详情

相关分类

Literature&Fiction文学与虚构 ScienceFiction&Fantasy科幻与玄幻 Romance浪漫小说 Mystery&Thrillers神秘与惊悚 Teens青少年读物 Biographies&Memoirs传记与自传 Comics&GraphicNovels动漫与绘画小说 ELT英语学习 Reference参考书 StandardTest标准考试 Business&Investing商业与投资 Self-Help励志自助 ManagementLeadership经营管理 Arts&Photography艺术与摄影

Visions of Technology: A Century of Vital Debate about Machines Systems and the Human World 【784】英文版精装版、技术愿景：关于机器、系统和人类世界的一个世纪的重要辩论

九品

半个文化人书店

安徽省合肥市

平均发货11小时成功完成率97.86%

￥200.00

券

100减20

立即购买加入购物车不属于本条目