Milestones of Science and Technology: Making the Modern World - Couverture rigide

Nahum, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0981773656 ISBN 13 : 9780981773650

Editeur : KWS Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

The Kodak camera, the brain scanner, the steam turbine, the telephone--such inventions not only changed the course of history, but also changed our understanding of what the human race could achieve. An authoritative guide to the remarkable history of human innovation, this second edition brings readers up to date with insightful discussions of the new, present-day technologies society already takes for granted--from in vitro fertilization to the Internet. Organized chronologically, the book begins with a look at the navigational tools that mapped the New World before moving on to the steam-powered factory machines of the Industrial Revolution, the lifesaving medicines of World Wars I and II, and the dynamically designed consumer goods of the 1950s and 1960s. An essay about each invention, written by an expert in the field, includes a short history of the invention's creation, use, and significance.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Morris is the principal curator of science at London's Science Museum and the head of research across the National Museum of Science and Industry family of museums in the United Kingdom. He is also the editor of the leading history of chemistry journal, Ambix, the author of Illuminating Instruments and Science for the Nation: Perspectives on the History of the Science Museum, and the recipient of the Edelstein Award for excellence in the history of chemistry. Peter Doherty is a veterinary surgeon and medical researcher. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine--jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel--and is a recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. He was named the 1997 Australian of the Year.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: KWS Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0981773656
• ISBN 13: 9780981773650
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Éditeur: Morris Peter, Hart James C., Henderson Lesley
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible