Technological Innovation, Signed (4 results)

Condition: As New. Signed Copy . Revised and expanded edition. Inscribed by author on title page. (technology, law, economics, government policy).

187pp.+ads., intro., illust. in b/w [+ 4pp color plates], bios. From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. No one can predict what the future will bring, but history indicates that sex will continue to play an essential role in technological development. This anthology is a collection of talks given at 'Arse Elektronika: pr0nnovation?' - a conference about pornography and technological innovation. It was organized by the Austrian art / tech / philosophy collective monochrom in San Francisco, September 2007. Contributors include Timothy Archibald, Violet Blue, Jonathan Coopersmith, Mark Dery, Thomas Edlinger, Kyle Machulis and Thomas Roche, Annalee Newitz, Carol Queen, Rose White, et al. Topics include sex machines and sex robots, pornographic remakes of feature films, unforeseen effects of the internet, computer interraction, do-it-yourself pornography, privacy online, and much more. Large trade paperback. Light shelfwear; small thumb-bend to cover edge and first two pages. Signed on endpapers, presumably by editors. Very good.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 367 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Dust jacket has stains to rear cover, a tear along the front head edge and rear head fore corner, and rubbing wear throughout. Boards are slightly warped, and has mild shelving wear. Textblock has mild shelving wear. Inscribes to "Charlie" and signed by Rick Szostak on the front free end page. Contains a hand-written letter to Charlie dated "Nov. 2, 1998", and signed by Rick Szostak. Shelved in Room A. 1400069. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition vg in dj. Signed by the author. Examines ".the deep governing structures of transformative technology and innovation in an effort to identify which actors can be expected to act when, under what conditions and to what effect.[and] analyzes the life cycles of an array of examples where converging technologies have created transformations and supervisory challenges". 310pp. ISBN 9781847202376.