Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need To Know More About Technology by Greg Pearson

Cell phones... airbags... genetically modified food... the Internet. These are all emblems of modern life. You might ask what we would do without them. But an even more interesting question might be what would we do if we had to actually explain how they worked? The United States is riding a whirlwind of technological change. To be sure, there have been periods, such as the late 1800s, when new inventions appeared in society at a comparable rate. But the pace of change today, and its social, economic, and other impacts, are as significant and far reaching as at any other time in history. And it seems that the faster we embrace new technologies, the less we're able to understand them. What is the long-term effect of this galloping technological revolution?

Publisher:	National Academies Press
Year:	2002
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780309082624
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	Owner's Name inside.

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SKU: 1587645
Location: Education