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Sex, bombs, and burgers : how war, pornography, and fast food have shaped modern technology
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This book is a rollicking history of how our pursuit of lust, gluttony, and rage has led to our greatest technological advancements. It is also a chronicle of popular culture, packed with surprisin...
This book is a rollicking history of how our pursuit of lust, gluttony, and rage has led to our greatest technological advancements. It is also a chronicle of popular culture, packed with surprising revelations. From the unexpected origins of aerosols, cold medicine, and Google to Saran Wrap, Tupperware, and video games, here is a fascinating look at modern life.
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- Creator
- Peter Nowak
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2011]
- ©2011
- Physical Details
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- 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780762772742, 0762772743
- OCLC
- ocn711045975
- "First published in Canada in 2010 by Viking Canada"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: A Shameful Trinity -- Weapons of Mass Consumption -- Better Eating Through Chemistry -- Arming the Amateurs -- A Game of War -- Food from the Heavens -- The Naked Eye Goes Electronic -- The Internet : Military Made, Porn Perfected -- Seeds of Conflict -- Fully Functional Robots -- Operation Desert Lab -- Conclusion: The Benevolence of Vice
Subjects
- Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
- Technology -- Social aspects.
- Technological innovations -- History.
- Technology -- History.
- War and society.
- Pornography -- Social aspects.
- Convenience foods -- Social aspects.
- Popular culture.
- Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
- Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.