Twelve Inventions Which Changed America

Gerhard Falk

doi:10.5771/9780761860815

Twelve Inventions Which Changed America

The Influence of Technology on American Culture

1. Auflage 2013

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doi.org/10.5771/9780761860815
ISBN print: 978-0-7618-6080-8
ISBN online: 978-0-7618-6081-5
Hamilton Books, Lanham Hamilton Books, Lanham

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Abstract

This book describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. These inventions demonstrate that no one person is ever responsible for technological advances and that the culture produces a number of people who work together to create each new invention. The book also shows the influences of technology on society and examines the beliefs and attitudes of those who partake in technological advances. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years.

Schlagworte

Cultural development Cultural sociology Mechanization Social change

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i–x Preface i–x
1–19 Chapter One: The Steam Engine 1–19
20–36 Chapter Two: The Automobile (The Internal Combustion Engine) 20–36
37–56 Chapter Three: The McCormick Reaper and the Agricultural Revolution 37–56
57–77 Chapter Four: The Sewing Machine, the Textile Industry, and the Role of Women 57–77
78–96 Chapter Five: The American Gun Culture 78–96
97–116 Chapter Six: The Telegraph and the Telephone 97–116
117–135 Chapter Seven: Radio and Television 117–135
136–155 Chapter Eight: The Motion Picture 136–155
156–175 Chapter Nine: The Airplane 156–175
176–194 Chapter Ten: The Computer, the Internet, and the World Wide Web 176–194
195–207 Epilogue: Technology and Social Change 195–207
208–229 Bibliography 208–229
230–241 Index 230–241

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