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Greer, Gordon

 
9780595307258: The First Decade of the Twentieth Century: The Burgess Shale of Modern Technology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595307256 ISBN 13 : 9780595307258
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

The author compares five primitive life forms from the Burgess Shale of over 500,000,000 years ago to five new technologies invented or developed in the first decade of the twentieth century in terms of their development and importance both in the past and for the future. He speculates on some possible alternative courses of history if different events had occurred during the first decade and what effect those alternative courses might have had on our lives today.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The author compares five primitive life forms from the Burgess Shale of over 500,000,000 years ago to five new technologies invented or developed in the first decade of the twentieth century in terms of their development and importance both in the past and for the future. He speculates on some possible alternative courses of history if different events had occurred during the first decade and what effect those alternative courses might have had on our lives today.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gordon B. Greer was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He practiced law for 43 years and between college and law school he served as an aviator in the United States Air Force. He now lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595307256
ISBN 13 
9780595307258
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
152
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Personne responsable
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