{"product_id":"revolutionary-technologies-9781475870657","title":"Revolutionary Technologies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating technological innovations into our daily lives has helped to modernize and improve the way we learn, the way we do business, the way we communicate with one another, and ultimately the way we live. But in these modern times, which some refer to as the Electronic Gadgets and App Age, it has become difficult to know everything about the old and new electronic devices that continue to make the wheels of industry turn in society. New innovations appear and then just as quickly become antiquated and obsolete; technological advances from the past blend with the present and then, like ripples in a lake, fade in this fast-paced world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can anyone hope to keep up with those changes? The breadth of knowledge required is dauting, but technology impacts the choices we make, for better or worse. Revolutionary Technologies: Educational Perspectives of Technology History covers what has been invented, who invented what, and how technology has made our lives more efficient, enj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. The Compass: Zeng He\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. The Printing Press: Johannes Gutenberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The Pascaline: Blaise Pascal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Voice Recognition: Wolfgang Franciscus de Paula Johannes Elemosinarius von Kempelen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Camera Technology: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. The Facsimile Machine and More: Alexander Bain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Telephone to Smartphone: Alexander Graham Bell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. The Flying Man - Gliders: Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Radio (Remote) Control: Leonardo Torres y Quevedo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. The Father of Radio: Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Enigma Machine: Arthur Scherbius\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Headphones: Nathaniel Baldwin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Madame X: Cryptanalyst: Agnes May Meyer Driscoll\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Sun Queen: Mária Telkes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Grandma Cobol: Grace Brewster Murray Hopper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Code Breaker: Alan Mathison Turing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Spread Spectrum Wireless Communications System: Hedy Lamarr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18. The Taser: John Higson Cover Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19.RFID Technology - Computer Chips in People: Charles Walton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20.Barcode Technology: Norman Joseph Woodland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21. Home Security: Marie Van Brittan Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 22. Kevlar - Heat-Resistant and Strong Synthetic Fiber: Stephanie Louise Kwolek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 23. Founding Father of Artificial Intelligence: John McCarthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 24. Father of the Cellphone: Martin “Marty” Cooper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 25. Drone Daddy: Abraham Karem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 26. ARPANET: Robert Elliot Kahn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 27. Caller ID: Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 28. Project Gutenberg – eBooks: Michael Stern Hart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 29. OLED Screen Technology: Dr. Ching Wan Tang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 30. Robot Dogs: Marc Raibert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 31. 3D Printer Revolution: Adrian Bowyer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 32. Software Developer: William Henry Gates III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 33. The Father of Robotics: Joseph Frederick. Engelberger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 34. Microchip: Jack St. Clair Kilby\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 35. Virtual Reality: Jaron Zepel Lanier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 36. Affective and Wearable Computing: Rosalind Wright Picard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 37. Father of Wearable Computing: William Stephen George Mann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 38. Story of Bluetooth: Jacobus “Jaap” Cornelis Haartsen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 39. Founder of Wikileaks: Julian Paul Assange (Hawkins)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 40. Bitcoin Mystery Person: Satoshi Nakamoto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 41. Biosuits: Dr. Dava Newman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 42. Body Camera: Devon and Cornwall Police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 43. Artificial Intelligence - Generated Voices: Zeena Qureshi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040368591191,"sku":"9781475870657","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475870657.jpg?v=1750946531","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/revolutionary-technologies-9781475870657","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}