American Genesis

American Genesis
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 565
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ISBN-10 : 9780226772905
ISBN-13 : 022677290X
Rating : 4/5 (90X Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Genesis by : Thomas P. Hughes

Download or read book American Genesis written by Thomas P. Hughes and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that helped earn Thomas P. Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, American Genesis tells the sweeping story of America's technological revolution. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in a broad chronicle, both shaped by and shaping a culture. By weaving scientific and technological advancement into other cultural trends, Hughes demonstrates here the myriad ways in which the two are inexorably linked, and in a new preface, he recounts his earlier missteps in predicting the future of technology and follows its move into the information age.


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