Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure
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The MIT Press,
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
[2023]
- 3 of 4 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
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| Crystal Ridge | SCIENCE TECH SMIL 2023 | Science & Technology - Technology | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Grimsby | 600 Smi | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
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About
"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
Details
- ISBN: 9780262048057
- Physical Description: 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmprint
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Inventions and innovations: a long history and modern infatuation -- Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable -- Inventions that were to dominate--and do not -- Inventions that we keep waiting for -- Techno-optimism, exaggerations, and realistic expectations.