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Constructing a bridge : an exploration of engineering culture, design, and research in nineteenth-century France and America / Eda Kranakis
| Constructing a bridge : an exploration of engineering culture, design, and research in nineteenth-century France and America / Eda Kranakis |
| Autore | Kranakis, Eda |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 453 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 624.5094409034 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Suspension bridges - France - Design and construction - History
Suspension bridges - United States - Design and construction - History Technology - Social aspects - France - History Technology - Social aspects - United States - History |
| ISBN | 0262112175 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 01A55
LC TG71.K73 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000167989707536 |
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| Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1997 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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A hammer in their hands [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history of technology and the African-American experience / / edited by Carroll Pursell
| A hammer in their hands [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary history of technology and the African-American experience / / edited by Carroll Pursell |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 608.9/96/073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PursellCarroll W |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History African Americans - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-09694-X
9786612096945 0-262-28195-3 1-4237-9657-8 |
| Classificazione | 50.11 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452013203321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A hammer in their hands : a documentary history of technology and the African-American experience / / edited by Carroll Pursell
| A hammer in their hands : a documentary history of technology and the African-American experience / / edited by Carroll Pursell |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 608.9/96/073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PursellCarroll W |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History African Americans - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Sociology |
| ISBN |
1-282-09694-X
9786612096945 0-262-28195-3 1-4237-9657-8 |
| Classificazione | 50.11 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777407703321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A hammer in their hands : a documentary history of technology and the African-American experience / / edited by Carroll Pursell
| A hammer in their hands : a documentary history of technology and the African-American experience / / edited by Carroll Pursell |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 608.9/96/073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PursellCarroll W |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - United States - History
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History African Americans - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-09694-X
9786612096945 0-262-28195-3 1-4237-9657-8 |
| Classificazione | 50.11 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Introduction -- I COLONIAL ERA -- 1 African Medicine in the New World -- 2 New World Skills -- II ANTEBELLUM YEARS -- 3 The Persistence of Craft -- 4 The New Industrial Age -- III WAR, RECONSTRUCTION, AND SEGREGATION -- 5 Finding a Place in the Industrial Age -- IV THE PROGRESSIVE ERA -- 6 Training for the Industrial Age -- 7 Inventors -- V BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS -- 8 The Rural South -- 9 Industrial Employment -- 10 The Automobile -- VI World War II and the Cold War -- 11 Learning to Fly -- 12 War Work -- 13 After the War -- VII THE MOVEMENT AND BEYOND -- 14 Setting a Political Agenda -- 15 Ties to Africa -- 16 Engineering Careers -- 17 Accessing the Information Age -- 18 Technological Troubles -- Further Readings -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827414203321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The machine in America [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of technology / / Carroll Pursell
| The machine in America [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of technology / / Carroll Pursell |
| Autore | Pursell Carroll W |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History
Industrial revolution - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8018-9232-5
1-4356-9262-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454467803321 |
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Pursell Carroll W
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The machine in America [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of technology / / Carroll Pursell
| The machine in America [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of technology / / Carroll Pursell |
| Autore | Pursell Carroll W |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History
Industrial revolution - United States |
| ISBN |
0-8018-9232-5
1-4356-9262-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782745903321 |
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Pursell Carroll W
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The machine in America : a social history of technology / / Carroll Pursell
| The machine in America : a social history of technology / / Carroll Pursell |
| Autore | Pursell Carroll W |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History
Industrial revolution - United States |
| ISBN |
0-8018-9232-5
1-4356-9262-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I: THE TRANSIT OF TECHNOLOGY -- 1 The Tools Brought Over -- 2 Importing the Industrial Revolution -- 3 Improving Transportation -- II: THE DOMESTICATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION -- 4 The Expansion of American Manufactures -- 5 The Mechanization of Farming -- III: THE IMPRINT OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY -- 6 Creating an Urban Environment -- 7 Westward the Course of Industry -- 8 Export, Exploitation, and Empire -- IV: TECHNOLOGY AND HEGEMONY -- 9 The Coming of Science and Systems -- 10 The Decade of Prosperity and Consumption -- 11 Depression: Study and Subsidy -- 12 Wars and the "American Century" -- 13 Challenge and Change in a Postmodern World -- V: GLOBALIZATION -- 14 Our (Un) Wired World -- 15 America's Global Reach -- Notes -- Further Reading -- 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813556603321 |
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Pursell Carroll W
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology and Sustainable Development : The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-Solutionism
| Technology and Sustainable Development : The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-Solutionism |
| Autore | Sætra Henrik Skaug |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton : , : CRC Press LLC, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects - United States - History
Technological innovations - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-00-332508-4
1-000-88610-7 1-003-32508-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism Henrik Skaug Saetra -- Chapter 2 Key Concepts: Technology and Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Saetra -- Chapter 3 Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Solutions: Placing the Climate Emergency at the Center of AI Developments Benedetta Brevini -- Chapter 4 Sustainable Climate Engineering Innovation and the Need for Accountability Marianna Capasso and Steven Umb rello -- Chapter 5 Shinigami Eyes and Social Media Labeling as a Technology for Self-care Henrik Skaug Saetra and Jo Ese -- Chapter 6 Lessons to Be Learnt? Education, Techno-solutionism, and Sustainable Development Neil Selwyn -- Chapter 7 Virtual Reality and Autism Anders Dechsling and Anders Nordahl-Hansen -- Chapter 8 The Technologically Sustained Digital Divide Erlend Ingridsonn Nordrum -- Chapter 9 Spot on SDG 5: Addressing Gender (In-)equality Within and With AI Marisa Tschopp and Hanan Salam -- Chapter 10 A Legal Sustainability Approach to Align the Order of Rules and Actions in the Context of Digital Innovation Eduard Fosc h-Villaronga, Hadass ah Drukarch, and Marco Giraudo -- Chapter 11 Governing Toward Sustainable Development: From a Path-Dependent Transition to a Disruptive One Lilja Mosesdottir and Ivar Jonsson -- Chapter 12 Capitalism, Sustainability, and Democracy Harald Borgebund -- Chapter 13 Nudging Policy or Crowding It Out? Green Nudges as Ideational Technologies Stuart Mills and Richard Whittle -- Chapter 14 The Fallacy of Disruptive Technologies and the Primacy of Politics: Sustainable Development Goals as an Example Imad Antoine Ibrahim -- Chapter 15 Technology and the Distribution of Power Faridun Sattarov -- Chapter 16 What Does Data Valuation Literature Tell Us About Methods and Dimensions? Implications for City Data Marketplaces Petter Kvalvik, Mary Sanchez-Gordon, and Ricardo Colomo-Palacios -- Chapter 17 Techno-solutionism Facing Post-liberal OligarchyIvar Jonss on and Lilja Mosesdottir -- Chapter 18 The Role of Technology in Alternatives to Growth-Based Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Saetra -- Chapter 19 Conclusion: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism for Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Saetra. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Technology and Sustainable Development |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910683396003321 |
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Sætra Henrik Skaug
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| Milton : , : CRC Press LLC, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology and the logic of American racism [[electronic resource] ] : a cultural history of the body as evidence / / Sarah E. Chinn
| Technology and the logic of American racism [[electronic resource] ] : a cultural history of the body as evidence / / Sarah E. Chinn |
| Autore | Chinn Sarah E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8/00973 |
| Collana | Critical research in material culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Race awareness - United States - History
Racism - United States - History Human body - Social aspects - United States - History Human body - Symbolic aspects - United States - History African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - History Technology - Social aspects - United States - History Race awareness in literature African Americans in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-29806-9
9786611298067 1-84714-357-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Series foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Theorizing the body as evidence; 2 A show of hands: establishing identity in Mark Twain's The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson; 3 Fixing identity: reading skin, seeing race; 4 ""Liberty's life stream"": blood, race, and citizenship in World War II; 5 Reading the ""Book of Life"": DNA and the meanings of identity; Epilogue: future bodies, present selves; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451247903321 |
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Chinn Sarah E
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| London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Technology and the logic of American racism [[electronic resource] ] : a cultural history of the body as evidence / / Sarah E. Chinn
| Technology and the logic of American racism [[electronic resource] ] : a cultural history of the body as evidence / / Sarah E. Chinn |
| Autore | Chinn Sarah E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8/00973 |
| Collana | Critical research in material culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Race awareness - United States - History
Racism - United States - History Human body - Social aspects - United States - History Human body - Symbolic aspects - United States - History African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - History Technology - Social aspects - United States - History Race awareness in literature African Americans in literature |
| ISBN |
1-281-29806-9
9786611298067 1-84714-357-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Series foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Theorizing the body as evidence; 2 A show of hands: establishing identity in Mark Twain's The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson; 3 Fixing identity: reading skin, seeing race; 4 ""Liberty's life stream"": blood, race, and citizenship in World War II; 5 Reading the ""Book of Life"": DNA and the meanings of identity; Epilogue: future bodies, present selves; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777464503321 |
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Chinn Sarah E
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| London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2000 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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