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American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm 1870–1970

Thomas P. Hughes

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#1741 of 3,809 books · #645 in History

Shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for History (1990).

American Genesis was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990. American Genesis tells the sweeping story of America's technological revolution. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in a broad chronicle, both shaped by and shaping a culture. By weaving scientific and technological advancement into other cultural trends, Hughes demonstrates here the myriad ways in which the two are inexorably linked, and in a new preface, he recounts his earlier missteps in predicting the future of technology and follows its move into the information age.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226772905
Genre
History
Topics
American technological historyInvention and innovationIndustrialization and culture

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