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Thomas P. Hughes

American Genesis

A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970

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548 pages, 118 halftones  6-1/4 x 9-3/16  © 2004

Paper $25.00

ISBN: 9780226359274   Published June 2004

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Technological Torrent
A Gigantic Tidal Wave of Human Ingenuity
Choosing and Solving Problems
Brain Mill for the Military
No Philanthropic Asylum for Indigent Scientists
The System Must be First
Taylorismus + Fordismus= Amerikanismus
The Second Discovery of America
Tennessee Valley and Manhattan Engineer District
Counterculture and Momentum
Notes
Index
Subjects



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