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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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9783030713928 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
303.483 |
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AYR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Ayres, Robert U. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
History and future of technology : can technology save humanity from extinction? |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2021 |
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Cham : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xviii, 830 p. ; |
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ill., (some col.), (b & w), |
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25 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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54.99 |
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EUR |
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94.90 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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Eminent physicist and economist, Robert Ayres, examines the history of technology as a change agent in society, focusing on societal roots rather than technology as an autonomous, self-perpetuating phenomenon. With rare exceptions, technology is developed in response to societal needs that have evolutionary roots and causes. In our genus Homo, language evolved in response to a need for our ancestors to communicate, both in the moment, and to posterity. A band of hunters had no chance in competition with predators that were larger and faster without this type of organization, which eventually gave birth to writing and music. The steam engine did not leap fully formed from the brain of James Watt. It evolved from a need to pump water out of coal mines, driven by a need to burn coal instead of firewood, in turn due to deforestation. Later, the steam engine made machines and mechanization possible. Even quite simple machines increased human productivity by a factor of hundreds, if not thousands. That was the Industrial Revolution. If we count electricity and the automobile as a second industrial revolution, and the digital computer as the beginning of a third, the world is now on the cusp of a fourth revolution led by microbiology. These industrial revolutions have benefited many in the short term, but devastated the Earths ecosystems. Can technology save the human race from the catastrophic consequences of its past success? That is the question this book will try to answer. |
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Self-perpetuating phenomenon |
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Industrial Revolution |
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Technologies Extending Nature |
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Music |
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Printing Books |
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Fossile Fuels |
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Modern Medicine |
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Electronic Broadcast Media |
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Mobility |
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Transportation |
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Solar Power |
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Cultured meat |
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Nuclar power |
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Books |