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Invention and Innovation
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
Taschenbuch 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
I Inventions and innovations: a long history and modern infatuation 1

II Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable 19
Leaded gasoline 23
DDT 36
Chlorofluorocarbons 49

III Inventions that were to dominate –- and do not 63
Airships 66
Nuclear fission 79
Supersonic flight 93

IV Inventions that we keep waiting for 107
Travel in (near) vacuum (hyperloop) 109
Nitrogen-fixing cereals 123
Controlled Nuclear Fusion 135

V Techno-optimism, exaggerations, and realistic expectations 151
Breakthroughs that are not 152
Myth of ever-faster innovations 160
What we need most 171

Further reading 185
Index 209
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262551014
ISBN-10: 0262551012
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Smil, Vaclav
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 28 b&w illustrations
Maße: 219 x 142 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Vaclav Smil
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2024
Gewicht: 0,31 kg
Artikel-ID: 129215080
Über den Autor
Vaclav Smil
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I Inventions and innovations: a long history and modern infatuation 1

II Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable 19
Leaded gasoline 23
DDT 36
Chlorofluorocarbons 49

III Inventions that were to dominate –- and do not 63
Airships 66
Nuclear fission 79
Supersonic flight 93

IV Inventions that we keep waiting for 107
Travel in (near) vacuum (hyperloop) 109
Nitrogen-fixing cereals 123
Controlled Nuclear Fusion 135

V Techno-optimism, exaggerations, and realistic expectations 151
Breakthroughs that are not 152
Myth of ever-faster innovations 160
What we need most 171

Further reading 185
Index 209
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262551014
ISBN-10: 0262551012
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Smil, Vaclav
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 28 b&w illustrations
Maße: 219 x 142 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Vaclav Smil
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2024
Gewicht: 0,31 kg
Artikel-ID: 129215080
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