ISBN: 9780609608364

The telegraph, typewriter, phonograph, radio, train, plane, fax, and Internet were all at one time or another the latest technological wonder. All of them changed people's lives, but whet… Plus…

The telegraph, typewriter, phonograph, radio, train, plane, fax, and Internet were all at one time or another the latest technological wonder. All of them changed people's lives, but whether that was perceived as a blessing or a burden is a very human story, one that Merritt Ierley tells to marvelous effect in Wondrous Contrivances.A sharp-eyed researcher, Ierley looks beyond obvious sources like news reports of emerging technologies. He asks, for instance, when was a new invention adopted as a toy? And he uses that as a guide for when Americans became truly comfortable with a new invention. He draws intriguing parallels between the typewriter and the computer (each followed a similar path from marvel to necessity). Equally intriguing are excerpts from original instruction manuals (people did need to be taught how to use a telephone, of course). And 75 vintage photographs and illustrations make Wondrous Contrivances as much fun to look at as it is to read. Media > Book, [PU: Crown Publishing Group]<

2002, ISBN: 0609608363

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[EAN: 9780609608364], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Clarkson Potter, New York], COLLECTIBLE, Technology|Social Aspects, Jacket, ix, 306 pp., illus., biblio., index; 21 cm. Tight, clean c… Plus…

[EAN: 9780609608364], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Clarkson Potter, New York], COLLECTIBLE, Technology|Social Aspects, Jacket, ix, 306 pp., illus., biblio., index; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First Edition." Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. CONTENTS: Annihilating time and space the railroads; Traveling, not being traveled the bicycle; Love at first sight the automobile; Looking heavenward air travel; The truly astonishing contrivance the telegraph; The first communications highway the telephone; A new necessity of civilization the typewriter; "You should get one" the copying machine; Dropping on target the fax machine; Doing what came naturally the home computer; A succession of wonders home entertainment; Where's the band? the phonograph; The craze that stayed photography; The wildfire wonder radio; Adding sight to sound television. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall<

ISBN: 9780609608364

Clarkson Potter. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex li… Plus…

Clarkson Potter. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Clarkson Potter<