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Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
Buch von Vaclav Smil
Sprache: Englisch

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"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
Über den Autor
Vaclav Smil
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Inventions and Innovations: A Long History and Modern Infatuation 1
2 Inventions that Turned from Welcome to Undesirable 19
3 Inventions that Were to Dominate—and Do Not 63
4 Inventions that We Keep Waiting for 107
5 Techno-Optimism, Exaggerations, and Realistic Expectations 151
Further Reading 185
Index 209
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780262048057
ISBN-10: 0262048051
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Smil, Vaclav
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 28 b&w illustrations
Maße: 231 x 157 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Vaclav Smil
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,5 kg
Artikel-ID: 122007972
Über den Autor
Vaclav Smil
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Inventions and Innovations: A Long History and Modern Infatuation 1
2 Inventions that Turned from Welcome to Undesirable 19
3 Inventions that Were to Dominate—and Do Not 63
4 Inventions that We Keep Waiting for 107
5 Techno-Optimism, Exaggerations, and Realistic Expectations 151
Further Reading 185
Index 209
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780262048057
ISBN-10: 0262048051
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Smil, Vaclav
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 28 b&w illustrations
Maße: 231 x 157 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Vaclav Smil
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,5 kg
Artikel-ID: 122007972
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