Transforming the twentieth century : technical innovations and their consequences / Vaclav Smil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smil, Vaclav.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--History--20th century.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Post-WWI inventions transformed the technical advances that created the modern world, & added new capabilities ranging from both military uses of nuclear energy to the universal diffusion of microprocessors. This book examines most of these technical transformations, & appraises their economic, social, & strategic impacts.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Units and Prefixes; 1 Transforming the 20th Century: Debts and Advances; 2 Energy Conversions: Growth and Innovation; 3 Materials: Old Techniques and New Solutions; 4 Rationalized Production: Mechanization, Automation, Robotization; 5 Transportation, Communication, Information: Mass and Speed ; 6 New Realities and Counterintuitive Worlds: Accomplishments and Concerns ; 7 A New Era or an Ephemeral Phenomenon? Outlook for Technical Civilization ; References; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Corporate Index; A; B; C; D; E; F

GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-340) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-19-988342-4

1-281-15641-8

0-19-803775-9

9786611156411

1-4356-1956-0

OCLC:

253717680