Series in History Of Technology
Books in History Of Technology
Deep Time
Combining the logical rigor with the lyrical finesse of a novelist , award-winning author Gregory Benford explores these and other fascinating questions in this provocative analysis of humanity's attempts to make its culture immortal. In Deep Time he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future and explores the possible "messeges" we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself, from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species. As we begin our incredible journey down the path of eternity, Gregory Benford masterfully calls forth some of the intriguing, astounding, undreamed-of futures which may await us in deep time.
Johnny Appleseed
Describes the life of the eccentric man who helped nineteenth-century American settlers, planting apples every place he stopped.
Modern Marvels: Inventions That Rocked the World
It's history just for kids! The past comes to life in this series of engaging, accessible books that are based on episodes from the popular and acclaimed television network, The History Channel (R). The automobile. The microscope. The Internet. Without these amazing inventions, our lives would be totally different. But how did these cool creations come to be? And who were the inventors that dreamed them up? Go behind the scenes of history-and learn the truth about the gadgets and tools that changed the world. Packed with quizzes, photos, and zillions of wacky facts, this chronicle of jaw-dropping discoveries might even inspire you to invent something of your own!
Mustang '64 1/2-'70 Restoration Guide
The ultimate Mustang restoration guide! Packed with over 1,000 photos and all the details for complete and perfect restorations.
Shelby Mustang
A sensational history of the mighty Shelby Mustangs, from the raw 65s to the muscular 70s. All the inside details of development, production and special features - plus over 70 color shots of the best Shelby Mustangs around. Street and strip, stock and high-performance, the Hertz cars, and more. The complete history of the Shelby Mustangs by the editor of Mustang Monthly.
The Futurists
Such figures as Margaret Mead, R. Buckminster Fuller, Alvin Toffler, and Marshall McLuhan discuss the future of civilization
The Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People
A history of human flight, from man's oldest dreams, through the World Wars which generated rapid advances in aviation, to the present jet age.
The Two Cultures/A Second Look
Analyzes the problems and consequences of the lack of communication between scientists and non-scientists in the modern world
Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years
“Nobody knows better than Bruce Sterling how thin the membrane between science fiction and real life has become, a state he correctly depicts as both thrilling and terrifying in this frisky, literate, clear-eyed sketch of the next half-century. Like all of the most interesting futurists, Sterling isn’t just talking about machines and biochemistry: what he really cares about are the interstices of technology with culture and human history.” -Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century Visionary author Bruce Sterling views the future like no other writer. In his first nonfiction book since his classic The Hacker Crackdown, Sterling describes the world our children might be living in over the next fifty years and what to expect next in culture, geopolitics, and business. Time calls Bruce Sterling “one of America’s best-known science fiction writers and perhaps the sharpest observer of our media-choked culture working today in any genre.” Tomorrow Now is, as Sterling wryly describes it, “an ambitious, sprawling effort in thundering futurist punditry, in the pulsing vein of the futurists I’ve read and admired over the years: H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Alvin Toffler; Lewis Mumford, Reyner Banham, Peter Drucker, and Michael Dertouzos. This book asks the future two questions: What does it mean? and How does it feel? ” Taking a cue from one of William Shakespeare’s greatest soliloquies, Sterling devotes one chapter to each of the seven stages of humanity: birth, school, love, war, politics, business, and old age. As our children progress through Sterling’s Shakespearean life cycle, they will encounter new products; new weapons; new crimes; new moral conundrums, such as cloning and genetic alteration; and new political movements, which will augur the way wars of the future will be fought. Here are some of the author’s predictions: • Human clone babies will grow into the bitterest and surliest adolescents ever. • Microbes will be more important than the family farm. • Consumer items will look more and more like cuddly, squeezable pets. • Tomorrow’s kids will learn more from randomly clicking the Internet than they ever will from their textbooks. • Enemy governments will be nice to you and will badly want your tourist money, but global outlaws will scheme to kill you, loudly and publicly, on their Jihad TVs. • The future of politics is blandness punctuated with insanity. The future of activism belongs to a sophisticated, urbane global network that can make money—the Disney World version of Al Qaeda. Tomorrow Now will change the way you think about the future and our place in it.
Vertical Flight
Traces the development of the helicopter and vertical takeoff aircraft, describes key technological breakthroughs, and looks at the future of helicopters
Window of Opportunity
Book by Gingrich, Newt, Drake, David, Gingrich, Marianne