Twelve Inventions Which Changed America - The Influence of Technology on American Culture

Informationen zum Autor Gerhard Falk is a professor of sociology at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, New York. He is the author of 22 books and more than 45 journal articles. Klappentext Gerhard Falk describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years. Zusammenfassung Gerhard Falk describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The History and Influence of Technology and Science on American CultureChapter One: The Steam EngineChapter Two: The Automobile (The Internal Combustion Engine)Chapter Three: The McCormick Reaper and the Agricultural RevolutionChapter Four: The Sewing Machine, the Textile Industry, and the Role of WomenChapter Five: The American Gun CultureChapter Six: The Telegraph and the TelephoneChapter Seven: Radio and TelevisionChapter Eight: The Motion PictureChapter Nine: The AirplaneChapter Ten: The Computer, the Internet, and the World Wide WebEpilogue: Technology and Social ChangeBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Gerhard Falk, Falk Gerhard
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2013
• EAN: 9780761860808
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6080-8
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions, HISTORY / Social History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, United States of America, USA, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Inventions & inventors, Inventions and inventors, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history