Technology and choice : readings from Technology and culture / edited by Marcel C. LaFollette and Jeffrey K. Stine.

Other author LaFollette, Marcel Chotkowski, 1944-
Other author Stine, Jeffrey K.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1991.
Description341 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Technology--Social aspects.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Contents Contemplating choice : historical perspecties on innovation and application of technology / Marcel C. LaFollette and Jeffrey K. Stine -- The movement for smoke abatement in 19th-Century Britain / Carlos Flick -- Bursting boilers and the federal power / John G. Burke -- Waves of change : mechanization in the Pacific Coast canned-salmon industry, 1864-1914 / Patrick W. O'Bannon -- "Touch Someone" : the telephone industry discovers socialbility / Claude S. Fischer-- More "Small Things Forgottten" : domestic electrical plugs and receptacles, 1881-1931 / Fred E. H. Schroeder -- The garbage disposer, the public health, and the good life / SueEllen Hoy -- Government and technology in the Great Depression / Carroll W. Pursell -- "Very Risky Business" : a power reactor for New York city / George T. Mazuzan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other title Technology and culture.
LCCN 90015504
ISBN0226467767 (alk. paper) :
ISBN0226467775 (pbk. : alk paper) :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks T14.5 .T44138 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold