As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing by Wade, Susan Denham

As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780750987035)

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As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing by Wade, Susan Denham

As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing

$38.95
As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing by Wade, Susan Denham

As Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing

$38.95
Format: Hardcover
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Eyes were one of the very first body parts to evolve more than 500 million years ago, and their structure has remained virtually unchanged through most of evolutionary history. But eyes alone were never enough for Homo sapiens.From the mastery of fire a million years ago to the smartphone today, humans have repeatedly invented new ways to see their surroundings, each other and themselves. Artificial light, art, mirrors, writing, lenses, printing, photography, film, television, smartphones - these tools didn't just add to our visual repertoire, they shaped cultures around the world and made us who we are.Drawing on sources from anthropology to zoology, neuroscience to Netflix, As Far As the Eye Can See traces the history of seeing from the first evolutionary stirrings of sight and discovers that each time we changed how or what we see, we changed ourselves and the world around us. Along the way, it finds, sight slowly eclipsed our other senses.Are we now at 'peak seeing', the author asks. Can our eyes keep up with technology?Have we gone as far as the eye can see?

Author: Susan Denham Wade
ISBN-10: 0750987030
ISBN-13: 9780750987035
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2019
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d
By Susan Denham Wade
By Susan Denham Wade
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Susan Denham Wade spent twenty years researching, writing and presenting on the future of television, digital media and communications technology as a strategist and media executive at the BBC and in Hollywood. She has an MA in Creative Writing (Non Fiction) from City University, where she was awarded the City Non Fiction Award, as well as degrees in Economics and Law and a Harvard MBA. She lives in West Sussex.

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