White heat
Technology has been called the art of the twentieth century. It is the expression of everything that makes us human. Our myths and rituals, our fantasies and creativity all find expression in our technology. The ability to forge tools by the fashioning of metal in its 'white heat' state was preceded by the creation of tools in stone. This was the first indication of humanity's capacity to shape and use the raw materials available to it. It reached its peak in the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century and today its momentum can be seen in every part of our lives. It is this combination of technological creativity and human passion which Carroll Pursell pursues in White Heat
Print Book, English, ©1994
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©1994
History
223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780520089051, 9780563369790, 0520089057, 0563369795
31159934
The butcher's blade
Out of the loop
Step right up
Makes no sense
Welcome to the club
War in the age of intelligent machines
Dirt and disorder
Information
Cover title has subtitle: People and technology
"This book is intended to be a companion to, not a substitute for, the eight-part television series, 'White heat'"--Preface, p. 7
Published by arrangement with BBC Enterprises, Limited
Includes index