The Shock Of Old: Technology And Global History Since 1900 David Edgerton Profile Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία Computing

\ It\ S Rare For A Book To Make You See The World Differently But This Does Exactly That On Almost Every Page\ Guardian Standard Histories Of Technology Give Tired Accounts Usual Inventions Inventors And Dates Framing As Inevitable March Progress They Split History Into Ages - Electrification Motorisation Computerisation Rarely Ask Whether Anyone Bothered Use These At Time Shock Old Is Not One Those Letters Exist Alongside Emails Outlasted Telegrams We Still Physical Books Magazines Despite Rise Internet Belated Considering Technologies Made It Possible Was Invented In 1965 Bookshops Thrive Amazon More Horses Were Used Second War Than Any Other Propeller Planes Continue Take Off From Same Runways Jets Forces Us Reassess Significance Such Corrugated Iron Sewing Machines Rethink Relative Importance Place Invention Something New Its Application Widespread Adoption Challenges Idea Live An Era Ever Increasing Change Interweaving Political Economic Cultural Teaches Think Critically About Σελίδες: 304 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0404 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm