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- 0262542269
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262542269
ISBN-13
9780262542265
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8050070614
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alchemy of Us : How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Materials Science / General, Engineering (General), Inventions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-029157
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
620/.11
Table Of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: Interact Chapter 2: Connect Chapter 3: Convey Chapter 4: Capture Chapter 5: See Chapter 6: Share Chapter 7: Discover Chapter 8: Think Epilogue Acknowledgements Notes Annotated Bibliography Quote Permissions Illustration Credits Index
Synopsis
A "timely, informative, and fascinating" study of 8 inventions--and how they shaped our world--with "totally compelling" insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction ) In The Alchemy of Us , scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines 8 inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience: - Clocks - Steel rails - Copper communication cables - Photographic film - Light bulbs - Hard disks - Scientific labware - Silicon chips Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid's cameras to create passbooks to track black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies. Ramirez shows not only how materials were shaped by inventors but also how those materials shaped culture, chronicling each invention and its consequences--intended and unintended. Filling in the gaps left by other books about technology, Ramirez showcases little-known inventors--particularly people of color and women--who had a significant impact but whose accomplishments have been hidden by mythmaking, bias, and convention. Doing so, she shows us the power of telling inclusive stories about technology. She also shows that innovation is universal--whether it's splicing beats with two turntables and a microphone or splicing genes with two test tubes and CRISPR., A "timely, informative, and fascinating" study of 8 inventions-and how they shaped our world-with "totally compelling" insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction ) In The Alchemy of Us , scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines 8 inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience- .Clocks .Steel rails .Copper communication cables .Photographic film .Light bulbs .Hard disks .Scientific labware .Silicon chips Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid's cameras to create passbooks to track black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies. Ramirez shows not only how materials were shaped by inventors but also how those materials shaped culture, chronicling each invention and its consequences-intended and unintended. Filling in the gaps left by other books about technology, Ramirez showcases little-known inventors-particularly people of color and women-who had a significant impact but whose accomplishments have been hidden by mythmaking, bias, and convention. Doing so, she shows us the power of telling inclusive stories about technology. She also shows that innovation is universal-whether it's splicing beats with two turntables and a microphone or splicing genes with two test tubes and CRISPR., The Alchemy of Us How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another Ainissa Ramirez In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions-clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips-to reveal how they shaped the human experience. Ramirez tells the fascinating and inspiring stories of how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid cameras to create passbooks to track black citizens in apartheid South Africa. Filling in the gaps left by other books about technology, Ramirez showcases little-known inventors-particularly people of color and women-who had a significant impact but whose accomplishments have been hidden by mythmaking, bias, and convention. Doing so, she shows us the power of telling inclusive stories about technology. Ainissa Ramirez is a materials scientist and sought-after public speaker and science communicator. A graduate of Brown and Stanford, she has worked as a research scientist at Bell Labs and held academic positions at Yale University and MIT. She has written for Time, Scientific American, the American Scientist, and Forbes, and makes regular appearances on PBS's SciTech Now. Book jacket.
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TA403.2.R36 2021
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