Inventing Modern

John H Lienhard

34 évaluations par Goodreads

Langue : anglais

Edité par Oxford University Press Inc, 2003

0195160320 / 9780195160321

Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-UnisWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 20 décembre 2007

Livre relié

Etat: Occasion - Moyen

EUR 3,47

 Frais de port gratuits 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Modern is a word much used, but hard to pin down. In Inventing Modern, John H. Lienhard uses that word to capture the furious rush of newness in the first half of 20th-century America. An unexpected world emerges from under the more familiar Modern. Beyond the airplanes, radios, art deco, skyscrapers, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, the culture of the open road--Burma Shave, Kerouac, and White Castles--lie driving forces that set this account of Modern apart. One force, says Lienhard, was a new concept of boyhood--the risk-taking, hands-on savage inventor. Driven by an admiration of recklessness, America developed its technological empire with stunning speed. Bringing the airplane to fruition in so short a time, for example, were people such as Katherine Stinson, Lincoln Beachey, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. The rediscovery of mystery powerfully drove Modern as well. X-Rays, quantum mechanics, and relativity theory had followed electricity and radium. Here we read how, with reality seemingly altered, hope seemed limitless. Lienhard blends these forces with his childhood in the brave new world. The result is perceptive, engaging, and filled with surprise. Whether he talks about Alexander Calder (an engineer whose sculptures were exercises in materials science) or that wacky paean to flight, Flying Down to Rio, unexpected detail emerges from every tile of this large mosaic. Inventing Modern is a personal book that displays, rather than defines, an age that ended before most of us were born. It is an engineer's homage to a time before the bomb and our terrible loss of confidence--a time that might yet rise again out of its own postmodern ashes. …

N° de réf. du vendeur 00106655139

Titre
Inventing Modern
Auteur
John H Lienhard
Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Année de publication
2003
État de l'article
Fair
Reliure
Hardback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0195160320
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780195160321

World of Books (was SecondSale)

Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 20 décembre 2007

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article4 à 12 jours ouvrés3 à 6 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 0,00EUR 9,75
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Description de la boutique

Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

Profil professionnel du vendeur

SBYB, Inc.

900 Knell Rd
Montgomery, IL Etats-Unis 60538