Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 612 g
Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 612 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-516874-7
Verlag: Sydney University Press
the gramophone, cars, aluminum production, air-filled rubber tires, and prestressed concrete. And its post-1900 period saw the first airplanes, tractors, radio signals and plastics, neon lights and assembly line production. This book is a systematic interdisciplinary account of the history of this
outpouring of European and American intellect and of its truly epochal consequences. It takes a close look at four fundamental classes of these epoch-making innovations: formation, diffusion, and standardization of electric systems; invention and rapid adoption of internal combustion engines; the unprecedented pace of new chemical syntheses and material substitutions; and the birth of a new information age. These chapters are followed by an evaluation of the lasting impact these advances had on
the 20th century, that is, the creation of high-energy societies engaged in mass production aimed at improving standards of living.
Zielgruppe
Students and scholars of economics, history, economic history and technological history