New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First edition. 8v. Hard cover binding. From Marconi, Wright and Ford to the thinks and creators of today and tomorrow: a century of vital debate about machines, systems and the human world. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.

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Title

Visions of Technology

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Trade, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0684839032

ISBN 13

9780684839035

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

New

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A fascinating collection of essays from such writers as Henry Ford, H. G. Wells, and Albert Einstein looks at the development of technology over the course the twentieth century, showing how it has led to both gains and losses for the planet, and charts the future evolution of our technological future. 25,000 first printing.

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Richard Rhodes received the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award for The Making of the Atomic Bomb, and the History of Science Society's Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize for Dark Sun. His other books include Deadly Feasts, Nuclear Renewal, Making Love and A Hole in the World. He lives in rural Connecticut.

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