The Triumph of Human Empire by Rosalind Williams
In the early 1600s, in a haunting tale titled New Atlantis, Sir Francis Bacon imagined the discovery of an uncharted island, home to the descendants of the lost realm of Atlantis. The author uses Bacon's island as a jumping-off point to explore the overarching historical event of our time: the rise and triumph of human empire.
Engaging, highly informative, and entertainingRosalind Williams follows the advice of the authors she discusses-of finding the right balance between factual detail, narrative drive, and human interest-yet presents a strikingly original and timely synthesis of literary history, history of technology, and environmental history. -John Tresch, University of Pennsylvania
Rosalind Williams is the Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is past president of the Society for the History of Technology and the author of several books, most recently, Retooling: A Historian Confronts Technological Change.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226899558 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226899551 |
| Title | The Triumph of Human Empire |
| Author | Rosalind Williams |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2013-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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