Leveling the Playing Field - The Democratization of Technology

Informationen zum Autor Rod Scher received his M.Ed from the University of Oregon. A longtime boating enthusiast, writer, and former English teacher, he is an editor for Smart Computing Magazine. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Klappentext Leveling the Playing Field explores the technologies that "trickle down" to the rest of us, those that were once the domain of the wealthy and powerful--and which therefore tended to make them even more wealthy and powerful. Now, though, these technologies--from books to computers to 3D printing and beyond--have become part of a common toolkit, one accessible to almost anyone, or at least to many more than had heretofore had access. This is what happens with most technologies: They begin in the hands of the few, and they end up in the hands of the many. Along the way, they sometimes transform the world.

Product details

• Authors: Rod Scher, Rod Scher, Scher Rod
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2016
• EAN: 9781442239265
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3926-5
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Lyons Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, History of engineering and technology, Impact of science & technology on society, History of engineering & technology, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies