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Most "art and science" books focus on the science of perspective or the psychology of perception. Hidden Harmony does not. Instead, the book addresses the surprising common ground …
The revolutions sweeping the Middle East provide dramatic evidence of the role that technology plays in mobilizing citizen protest and upending seemingly invulnerable authoritarian …
Like many apparently simple devices, the vertical water wheel has been around for so long that it is taken for granted. Yet this "picturesque artifact" was for centuries man's …
Are games the knowledge-producers of the future?Imagine if new knowledge and insights came not just from research centers, think tanks, and universities but also from games, of all …
A Noble Prize-winning Italian astrophysicist shares his scientific autobiography and the history of the development of contemporary astronomy.The discovery of x-rays continues to …
This unique biography of the famous theoretical physicist explores his work in the practical worlds of technology, engineering and experimental physics.Albert Einstein is known as …
A wide-ranging history of assisted reproductive technologies and their ethical implications.Finalist of the PROSE Award for Best Book in History of Science, Medicine and Technology …
After visiting Russia in 1921, the journalist Lincoln Steffens famously declared, "e;I have seen the future, and it works."e; Steffens referred to the social experiment of …
How did use of medical technology such as urinalyses, blood tests, and x-ray machines change patient care in early-twentieth-century American hospitals? To what extent was the use …
The field of American studies has a long tradition of scholarship and research into the social and cultural worlds of sound. The essays in this volume highlight the key role of …