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Author : Megan Shaw Prelinger
Release : 2015
Genre : Design
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Book Rating : 590/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Inside the Machine by : Megan Shaw Prelinger
Download or read book Inside the Machine written by Megan Shaw Prelinger. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Computer Support Specialist (IT) program 101543.
Author : Megan Prelinger
Release : 2015-08-17
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Rating : 372/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age by : Megan Prelinger
Download or read book Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age written by Megan Prelinger. This book was released on 2015-08-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual history of the electronic age captures the collision of technology and art—and our collective visions of the future. A hidden history of the twentieth century’s brilliant innovations—as seen through art and images of electronics that fed the dreams of millions. A rich historical account of electronic technology in the twentieth century, Inside the Machine journeys from the very origins of electronics, vacuum tubes, through the invention of cathode-ray tubes and transistors to the bold frontier of digital computing in the 1960s. But, as cultural historian Megan Prelinger explores here, the history of electronics in the twentieth century is not only a history of scientific discoveries carried out in laboratories across America. It is also a story shaped by a generation of artists, designers, and creative thinkers who gave imaginative form to the most elusive matter of all: electrons and their revolutionary powers. As inventors learned to channel the flow of electrons, starting revolutions in automation, bionics, and cybernetics, generations of commercial artists moved through the traditions of Futurism, Bauhaus, modernism, and conceptual art, finding ways to link art and technology as never before. A visual tour of this dynamic era, Inside the Machine traces advances and practical revolutions in automation, bionics, computer language, and even cybernetics. Nestled alongside are surprising glimpses into the inner workings of corporations that shaped the modern world: AT&T, General Electric, Lockheed Martin. While electronics may have indelibly changed our age, Inside the Machine reveals a little-known explosion of creativity in the history of electronics and the minds behind it.
Author : Thomas Rid
Release : 2016-06-28
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 010/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History by : Thomas Rid
Download or read book Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History written by Thomas Rid. This book was released on 2016-06-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dazzling.” —Financial Times As lives offline and online merge even more, it is easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, one of the twentieth century’s pivotal ideas. Springing from the mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of machines. Cybernetics triggered blissful cults and military gizmos, the Whole Earth Catalog and the air force’s foray into virtual space, as well as crypto-anarchists fighting for internet freedom. In Rise of the Machines, Thomas Rid draws on unpublished sources—including interviews with hippies, anarchists, sleuths, and spies—to offer an unparalleled perspective into our anxious embrace of technology.
Author : Jennifer Sue Katell
Release : 1997
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Book Synopsis Automatons and Androids by : Jennifer Sue Katell
Download or read book Automatons and Androids written by Jennifer Sue Katell. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. Bernard Carlson
Release : 2015-04-27
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Tesla by : W. Bernard Carlson
Download or read book Tesla written by W. Bernard Carlson. This book was released on 2015-04-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first celebrity scientists, enjoying the company of New York high society and dazzling the likes of Mark Twain with his electrical demonstrations. An astute self-promoter and gifted showman, he cultivated a public image of the eccentric genius. Even at the end of his life when he was living in poverty, Tesla still attracted reporters to his annual birthday interview, regaling them with claims that he had invented a particle-beam weapon capable of bringing down enemy aircraft. Plenty of biographies glamorize Tesla and his eccentricities, but until now none has carefully examined what, how, and why he invented. In this groundbreaking book, W. Bernard Carlson demystifies the legendary inventor, placing him within the cultural and technological context of his time, and focusing on his inventions themselves as well as the creation and maintenance of his celebrity. Drawing on original documents from Tesla's private and public life, Carlson shows how he was an "idealist" inventor who sought the perfect experimental realization of a great idea or principle, and who skillfully sold his inventions to the public through mythmaking and illusion. This major biography sheds new light on Tesla's visionary approach to invention and the business strategies behind his most important technological breakthroughs.
