Awarded the Dexter Prize of the Society for the History of Technology. "Superb... In this careful study of a single inventor, Hughes has done more to demonstrate the & #96;questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined."-- Technology and Culture. Softshell Books.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801811333
ISBN-13
9780801811333
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1303603
Product Key Features
Author
Thomas Parke Hughes
Publication Name
Elmer Sperry : Inventor and Engineer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Width
7.7in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ta140.S68
Reviews
"Superb... In this careful study of a single inventor, Hughes has done more to demonstrate the 'questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined." -- Technology and Culture, "Superb... In this careful study of a single inventor, Hughes has done more to demonstrate the 'questionable' nature of traditional accounts of invention than all of the theoretical arguments of the past few years combined."-- Technology and Culture
Copyright Date
1972
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
History
Lccn
71-110373
Dewey Decimal
620.0092
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
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