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Technology in America: A History of Individuals and Ideas
Technology in America A History of Individuals and Ideas Author:Carroll W. Pursell Jr. (Editor) The succinct, nontechnical essays in Technology in America cover the history of American invention from Thomas Jefferson's founding of the Patent Office to Robert Goddard's space-age rockets. Each treats an individual and a concept, highlighting the important role technological change has played in the evolution of American culture. The ... more »major themes include the effects of technology transfer, the development of the American system of manufacturing, the institutionalization of knowledge and scientific research, and technology as a social process.
This new [second] edition adds chapters on Frederick Winslow, who originated the idea of scientific management; on Peter L. Jensen, whose invention of the loudspeaker was a milestone in electronic communications; and on Frederick E. Terman, godfather of Silicon Valley and exemplar of the entrepreneurial spirit of the postwar computer industry.