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The History and Future of Technology

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Introduction
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    Chapter 2 Fire Fires and Water Waters : Technologies Extending Nature Nature
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    Chapter 5 Printing Printing , Movable Type, and Books Books
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    Chapter 6 The Enlightenment: The Rise of Science Sciences
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    Chapter 7 The First Stage of Industrialization: Coking Coking and Canals Canals (1712–1820)
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    Chapter 9 The Triumph of Steam Steam and Steel Steels (1820–1876)
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    Chapter 10 Petroleum Petroleum and Petrochemicals Petrochemicals
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    Chapter 11 Anesthesia Anesthesia , Surgery Surgery , and Modern Medicine Medicines
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    Chapter 13 Electricity Electricity and Electrification Electrification of Factories and Homes
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    Chapter 14 Communications Communications : From Carrier Pigeons Pigeons to Telephones Telephones and Radio Radio (1876–1976)
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    Chapter 15 The History of Artificial Light Lights
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    Chapter 16 Electronic Electronics Broadcast Media Media : Radio Radios and TV TV
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    Chapter 17 Photography Photography and Movies Movies
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    Chapter 18 The Transistor Transition: 1945–1969
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    Chapter 19 Machine Computation and Digitization
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    Chapter 20 The Internet Internet and the World Wide Web Web
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    Chapter 21 The Eco-Footprint of Material Wealth: Pollution, Climate Change, and Epidemics
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    Chapter 22 Nuclear Nuclear Power
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    Chapter 23 Solar Power Solar power and Renewables Renewables
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    Chapter 24 Scarce Elements Scarce elements and Scarce Metals Scarce metals
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    Chapter 25 Food Foods and Agriculture Agriculture
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    Chapter 26 Biotechnology Biotechnology and Human Health Health
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    Chapter 27 Can Technology Save Homo Sapiens Homo Sapiens from Extinction Extinctions ? Utopia 2120
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Title
The History and Future of Technology
Published by
Springer Nature, July 2021
DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-71393-5
ISBNs
978-3-03-071393-5, 978-3-03-071392-8
Authors

Robert U. Ayres, Ayres, Robert U.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 21 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 14%
Student > Master 2 10%
Professor 1 5%
Unknown 15 71%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Arts and Humanities 1 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 5%
Physics and Astronomy 1 5%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 15 71%