Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure /
Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories, inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press,
[2023].
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| Summary: | Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories, inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about and lastly, the exaggerations, myths and wise expectations for innovations we need most. |
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| Physical Description: | 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780262048057 0262048051 |