AMERICAN GENESIS: A CENTURY OF INVENTION AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENTHUSIASM

Hughes, Thomas P.

ISBN 10: 0670814784 / ISBN 13: 9780670814787

Published by Viking, New York, 1989

Book is in FINE condition - bright boards and sound binding. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else bright, intact and whole. ARN W.07; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 002338

Synopsis:

Traces the history of the American aptitude for invention and technology, from the development of the incandescent light and the radio through to the Manhattan Project and the space program

From the Inside Flap: 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: AMERICAN GENESIS: A CENTURY OF INVENTION AND...
Publisher: Viking, New York
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust
Edition: First Edition.