The Maze of Ingenuity by Arnold Pacey
From cathedrals to star wars, Arnold Pacey looks at the interaction of technologies and society over the last thousand years and uses that survey to argue for a more humane form of future technological development. The second edition of The Maze of Ingenuity concentrates on Europe and North America and incorporates recent insights from the history and sociology of technology. A new series of chapters extends Pacey's discussion of the role of ideas and ideals in technology in the period since the industrial revolution.Contents
The Cathedral Builders: European Technical Achievement between 1100 and 1280 . A Century of Invention: 1250-1350 . Mathematics and the Arts: 1450-1600 . The Practical Arts and the Scientific Revolution . Social Ideals in Technical Change: German Miners and English Puritans, 1450-1650 . The State and Technical Progress: 1660-1770 . Technology in the Industrial Revolution . Conflicting Ideals in Engineering: America and Britain, 1790-1870 . Institutionalizing Technical Ideals, 1820-1920 . Idealistic Trends in Twentieth-Century Technology
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Introduction to Algorithms
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The Virtual Community
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Loneliness
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Films And Feelings
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A Concrete Atlantis
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Visual Agnosia
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The Evolution of Central Banks
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About Face
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The Cerebral Code
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Consciousness Reconsidered
- Comrade and Lover
- Richard Morris Hunt
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Understanding the Representational Mind
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Does Consciousness Cause Behavior?
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Beyond the Cognitive Map
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Gambling with Truth
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The Modern Metropolis: Its Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning
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The Visionary Eye
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Repeated Games with Incomplete Information
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The Estimation Of Probabilities
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A General Theory of Equilibrium Selection in Games
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Alois Riegel
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Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes
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Visual Cognition
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Electromagnetic Fields, Energy, and Forces
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Cognitive Carpentry
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Vitruvius
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Evaluation in Environmental Planning
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Cellular Biophysics
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Housing Partnerships
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The US Brewing Industry
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Model City
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White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice
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Internet Economics
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A Logical Journey
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The Shape of Actions
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Nanotechnology
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The Genesis of Quantum Theory (1899-1913)
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Exchange Rates and Inflation
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Vaulting Ambition
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Lived-In Architecture
Arnold Pacey is a lecturer at the Open University in the United Kingdom. The Culture of Technology (MIT Press, 1983), Technology and Global Civilization (MIT Press, 1991), and The Labyrinth of Ingenuity, second edition (MIT Press, 1992) are among his works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780262660754 |
| ISBN 10 | 026266075X |
| Title | The Maze of Ingenuity |
| Author | Arnold Pacey |
| Series | Mit Press |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | MIT Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-01-23 |
| Number of pages | 318 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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