Atmospheric Flight in the Twentieth Century

by Peter Galison

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All technologies differ from one another. They are as varied as humanity's interaction with the physical world. Even people attempting to do the same thing produce multiple technologies. For example, John H. White discovered more than l 1000 patents in the 19th century for locomotive smokestacks. Yet all technologies are processes by which humans seek to control their physical environment and bend nature to their purposes. All technologies are alike...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0792360370

ISBN13:9780792360377

Release Date:March 2000

Publisher:Springer

Length:383 Pages

Weight:1.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Aeronautical Engineering Aeronautics & Astronautics Aerospace Astronomy & Space Science Aviation Education & Reference Engineering History Humanities Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Reference Science & Math Technology Textbooks Transportation

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