Technology in postwar America : a history /

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"Carroll Pursell tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. His history links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their mark on everything from television, automobiles, and genetically engineered crops...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pursell, Carroll W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Technology > United States > History.
Technology > Social aspects.
Technologie > États-Unis > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > History.
Technology
Technology > Social aspects
Sozialer Wandel
Technik
Technologie
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Arsenal of democracy
  • 2. The geography of everywhere-- 3. Foreign aid and advantage
  • 4. The atom and the rocket
  • 5. Factories and farms
  • 6. "It's fun to live in America"
  • 7. Brain drain and technology gap
  • 8. From technology drunk ...
  • 9. ... to technology sober
  • 10. A wired environment
  • 11. Standing tall again
  • 12. Globalization, modernity, and the postmodern
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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