Description
About the Author
Thomas J. Misa is director of the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota. His books include Managing Technology in Society; Modernity and Technology; Urban Machinery, Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing; and the award-winning A Nation of Steel: The Making of Modern America, 1865-1925, the last also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews
"Closely reasoned, reflective, and written with insight, grace, and wit, Misa's book takes us on a personal tour of technology and history, seeking to define and analyze paradigmatic techno-cultural eras." (Technology and Culture) "Follows [Thomas] Hughes's model of combining an engaging historical narrative with deeper lessons about technology." (American Scholar) "His case studies, such as that of Italian futurism or the localizations of the global McDonalds, provide good starting points for thought and discussion." (Journal of Interdisciplinary History) "This review cannot do justice to the precision and grace with which Misa analyzes technologies in their social contexts. He convincingly demonstrates the usefulness of his conceptual model." (History and Technology)"
Book Information
ISBN 9781421401539
Author Thomas J. Misa
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 567g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm