Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI by Jackson, Tom

Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI

Here is the essential guide to the history of technology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that...
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Author: Tom Jackson
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Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI by Jackson, Tom

Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI

€34,58

Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI

€34,58
Author: Tom Jackson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Here is the essential guide to the history of technology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how tools have built our civilization, changed our environment, and could even alter our species. The term technology is frequently associated with modernity and the possibilities of the future. However, we have been using technologies since before the dawn of history. Even then we were machine builders. A neolithic hand axe is a wedge-shaped cutter that works in essentially the same way as a razor blade, while a potter's wheel is the same as the gear transmission of a Formula-1 car. The difference is simply the application of novel materials, and the many ages of technology are closely linked to them-- bronze, iron, steel, glass, silicon... What will be the materials of tomorrow's technology? Superconductors that carry current with perfect efficiency, smart materials that alter their shapes to suit the conditions, or nanorobots built from just a few dozen atoms, that work unseen everywhere, even inside our bodies? Where will Generative AI take us? Only time, and a lot of invention, will tell.

  • Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of technology from the dawn of history to the present day.
  • Authoritative text, exciting imagery and helpful diagrams accompany each of the steps along the way.
  • Biographies of great inventors boosts the contents for all readers.
  • Includes a 12-page fold-out Timeline History of Technology poster - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.
Technology is the 11th title in the popular, best-selling 100 Ponderables series.



Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781627951654

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