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1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 280 pages, [16] pages of plates)
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illustrations
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0231511892
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0231123043
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9780231511896
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9780231123044
Content:
Carroll Pursell tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. His fascinating and surprising history links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their mark on ever
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index
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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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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231123044
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0231123043
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Pursell, Carroll W Technology in postwar America New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
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