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Men, Machines, and Modern Times /

People have had trouble adapting to new technology ever since (perhaps) the inventor of the wheel had to explain that a wheelbarrow could carry more than a person. This text describes how we learn to live and work with innovation. It considers, among other things, the three stages of users' res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morison, Elting Elmore (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2017.
Edición:50th anniversary edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:People have had trouble adapting to new technology ever since (perhaps) the inventor of the wheel had to explain that a wheelbarrow could carry more than a person. This text describes how we learn to live and work with innovation. It considers, among other things, the three stages of users' resistance to change: ignoring it, rational rebuttal, and name-calling.
Notas:This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages).
Público:Specialized.
ISBN:9780262336581