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HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAN TECHNOLOGY SAVE HUMANITY FROM EXTINCTION? |
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Robert U. Ayres |
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ISBN 10: |
3030713954 |
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9783030713959 |
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SPRINGER NATURE SWITZERLAND AG |
Pub. date: |
29 July, 2022 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2021 |
Pages: |
830 |
Description: |
Eminent physicist and economist, Robert Ayres, examines the history of technology as a change agent in society, focusing on societal roots rather than technology as an autonomous, self-perpetuating phenomenon. It evolved from a need to pump water out of coal mines, driven by a need to burn coal instead of firewood, in turn due to deforestation. |
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219 Tables, color; 217 Illustrations, color; 69 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 830 p. 286 illus., 217 illus. in color. |
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