Twelve Inventions Which Changed America: The Influence of Technology on American Culture
Author:   Gerhard Falk
Publisher:   University Press of America
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9780761860808


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   13 February 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Gerhard Falk
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   Hamilton Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780761860808


ISBN 10:   0761860800
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   13 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The History and Influence of Technology and Science on American Culture Chapter One: The Steam Engine Chapter Two: The Automobile (The Internal Combustion Engine) Chapter Three: The McCormick Reaper and the Agricultural Revolution Chapter Four: The Sewing Machine, the Textile Industry, and the Role of Women Chapter Five: The American Gun Culture Chapter Six: The Telegraph and the Telephone Chapter Seven: Radio and Television Chapter Eight: The Motion Picture Chapter Nine: The Airplane Chapter Ten: The Computer, the Internet, and the World Wide Web Epilogue: Technology and Social Change Bibliography Index

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Gerhard Falk is the author of twenty-one books and over forty journal articles. He has received the State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the State University College at Buffalo President’s Award for Creativity, and the State University of New York Research Foundation Award for Scholarship. He has also been inducted into Delta Tau Kappa, the International Social Science Honor Society.

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