Burke takes readers on 50 surprising journeys through the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began.
Burke takes readers on 50 surprising journeys through the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began.
James Burke is the author of several bestselling books, including Circles, American Connections, and The Knowledge Web. He is a monthly columnist at Scientific American and also serves as director, writer, and host of the television series Connections 3 on The Learning Channel. He is the founder of the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education, whose flagship project, the Knowledge Web, an interactive website, was recently launched. He lives in London.
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Contents Foreword 1. A BIT OF A FLUTTER 2. SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 3. FOLIES DE GRANDEUR 4. A LOT OF BALONEY 5. IMPRESSIONS 6. MAKING YOUR MARK 7. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND 8. SWEET DREAMS 9. WAVING THE FLAG 10. THE SILK CIRCUIT 11. OUT OF GAS 12. ORDINARY BUFFOONS 13. BREAKFAST THOUGHTS 14. STONES AND BONES 15. IS THIS ESSAY NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT? 16. SHOWTIME 17. COOL STUFF 18. REVOLUTIONARY MATTERS 19. DON'T FORGET THIS ONE 20. TAKE TWO ACRONYMS 21. THE BUCK STARTS HERE 22. HEALTHY BLOOMS 23. AND NOW THE WEATHER 24. ON TRACK 25. IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? 26. TURKISH DELIGHT 27. SHEER POETRY 28. LUCKY HE MISSED 29. CHEERS 30. WHAT'S IN A NAME? 31. FEATHERED FRIENDS 32. SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE 33. HEAVY STUFF 34. TICK TOCK 35. REBELLIOUS AFFAIRS 36. LOCAL COLOR 37. DOES THIS TAKE YOU BACK? 38. OOPS 39. TEA, ANYONE? 40. A LIGHT LITTLE NUMBER 41. LEND ME YOUR EAR 42. ENTENTE CORDIALE 43. ZZZZZZZ 44. A FEW NOTES 45. SOUND IDEAS 46. OR MAYBE NOT 47. A MATTER OF DEGREE 48. ROOM WITH (HALF) A VIEW 49. VARIOUS, UNREQUITED 50. THE O ZONE Select Bibliography
Contents Foreword 1. A BIT OF A FLUTTER 2. SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 3. FOLIES DE GRANDEUR 4. A LOT OF BALONEY 5. IMPRESSIONS 6. MAKING YOUR MARK 7. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND 8. SWEET DREAMS 9. WAVING THE FLAG 10. THE SILK CIRCUIT 11. OUT OF GAS 12. ORDINARY BUFFOONS 13. BREAKFAST THOUGHTS 14. STONES AND BONES 15. IS THIS ESSAY NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT? 16. SHOWTIME 17. COOL STUFF 18. REVOLUTIONARY MATTERS 19. DON'T FORGET THIS ONE 20. TAKE TWO ACRONYMS 21. THE BUCK STARTS HERE 22. HEALTHY BLOOMS 23. AND NOW THE WEATHER 24. ON TRACK 25. IS THERE ANYBODY THERE? 26. TURKISH DELIGHT 27. SHEER POETRY 28. LUCKY HE MISSED 29. CHEERS 30. WHAT'S IN A NAME? 31. FEATHERED FRIENDS 32. SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE 33. HEAVY STUFF 34. TICK TOCK 35. REBELLIOUS AFFAIRS 36. LOCAL COLOR 37. DOES THIS TAKE YOU BACK? 38. OOPS 39. TEA, ANYONE? 40. A LIGHT LITTLE NUMBER 41. LEND ME YOUR EAR 42. ENTENTE CORDIALE 43. ZZZZZZZ 44. A FEW NOTES 45. SOUND IDEAS 46. OR MAYBE NOT 47. A MATTER OF DEGREE 48. ROOM WITH (HALF) A VIEW 49. VARIOUS, UNREQUITED 50. THE O ZONE Select Bibliography
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