Peter Nowak

Sex, Bombs, and Burgers (eBook, PDF)

How War, Pornography, and Fast Food Have Shaped Modern Technology

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How War, Pornography, and Fast Food Have Shaped Modern Technology Guns, Germs, and Steel meets the age of technology in this rollicking history of how our pursuit of lust, gluttony, and rage has led to our greatest technological advancements. It is also a chronicle of popular culture, packed with surprising revelations. From the unexpected origins of aerosols, cold medicine, and Google to Saran Wrap, Tupperware, and video games, here is a fascinating look at modern life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lyons Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780762776108
• Artikelnr.: 41665694

Autorenporträt

Peter Nowak is the senior science writer and technology expert for CBC News Online. He has been writing about technology for more than a decade, and his work has appeared in top newspapers around the world, including the Boston Globe, Toronto Star, South China Morning Post, and New Zealand Herald. He won the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance Award for excellence in reporting and was named the technology journalist of the year by the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand. He lives in Toronto.