{"product_id":"technology-tom-jackson-9781627951654","title":"Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI","description":"\u003cp\u003e Here is the essential guide to the history of technology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how tools have built our civilization, changed our environment, and could even alter our species. The term technology is frequently associated with modernity and the possibilities of the future. However, we have been using technologies since before the dawn of history. Even then we were machine builders. A neolithic hand axe is a wedge-shaped cutter that works in essentially the same way as a razor blade, while a potter's wheel is the same as the gear transmission of a Formula-1 car. The difference is simply the application of novel materials, and the many ages of technology are closely linked to them-- bronze, iron, steel, glass, silicon... What will be the materials of tomorrow's technology? Superconductors that carry current with perfect efficiency, smart materials that alter their shapes to suit the conditions, or nanorobots built from just a few dozen atoms, that work unseen everywhere, even inside our bodies? Where will Generative AI take us? Only time, and a lot of invention, will tell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of technology from the dawn of history to the present day. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Authoritative text, exciting imagery and helpful diagrams accompany each of the steps along the way. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Biographies of great inventors boosts the contents for all readers. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Includes a 12-page fold-out \u003cb\u003eTimeline History of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e poster - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnology \u003c\/i\u003eis the 11th title in the popular, best-selling 100 Ponderables series. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1627951652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627951654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shelter Harbor Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 9.30w x 1.20d","brand":"Tom Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476983668991,"sku":"9781627951654","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_891a9047-1a53-40fc-bad9-493a1e7f319a.jpg?v=1715918726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/technology-tom-jackson-9781627951654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}