Gerhard Falk

Twelve Inventions Which Changed America

The Influence of Technology on American Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

Gerhard Falk describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780761860808
• ISBN-10: 0761860800
• Artikelnr.: 37043734

Autorenporträt

Gerhard Falk is a professor of sociology at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, New York. He is the author of 22 books and more than 45 journal articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: The History and Influence of Technology and
Science on American Culture Chapter One: The Steam Engine Chapter Two: The
Automobile (The Internal Combustion Engine) Chapter Three: The McCormick
Reaper and the Agricultural Revolution Chapter Four: The Sewing Machine,
the Textile Industry, and the Role of Women Chapter Five: The American Gun
Culture Chapter Six: The Telegraph and the Telephone Chapter Seven: Radio
and Television Chapter Eight: The Motion Picture Chapter Nine: The Airplane
Chapter Ten: The Computer, the Internet, and the World Wide Web Epilogue:
Technology and Social Change Bibliography Index