Michael Sells

Imagine That - Technology (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of the history of technology going just that little bit differently...A tray of disinfectant could have led to defeat for the Allies in World War II, and news of this defeat could have spread via an invention called the Radio Newspaper. Imagine that...The world of technology is one of chance. Would the death of a cat have been the most costly road accident in the history of technology? Did a Serbian inventor devise the technology of the 21st century in the early 1900s? In Imagine that... Technology young historian Michael Sells tells the stories behind some of technology’s most pivotal moments and reveals how they could have altered the way we live now.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Icon Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781848315730
• Artikelnr.: 39622404

Autorenporträt

Michael Sells is a historian educated at the University of Chester. Captivated by history from a young age, he is especially interested in Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation and 1960s and 70s football. Outside of history, his passions include dystopian novels, animal sanctuaries and lower-league football. Born in the South East of England, he now lives in Cambridge and the Imagine That titles are his first books.