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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morison, Elting Elmore (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2017.
Edition:50th anniversary edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages).
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9780262336581