Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]
by20190228
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 1164 |
Topics | American History: Science and Technology;Science;American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T);Apple Inc.;Automobile Technologies;Bifocal Glasses;Floppy Disc;Franklin, Benjamin;Jefferson, Thomas;Jobs, Steve;Kentucky Long Rifle;Neoprene;Petroleum Industry;Polio Vaccine;Tupperware;Video Games |
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Rosanne Welch and Peg A. Lamphier. Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610690942.
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Rosanne Welch and Peg A. Lamphier. Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610690942
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Rosanne Welch and Peg A. Lamphier. (2019). Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610690942
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From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects that inventions have had on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest colonization by Europeans to the present.
• Encourages readers to consider the tremendous potential impact of advances in science and technology and the ramifications of important inventions on the global market, human society, and even the planet as a whole• Supports eras addressed in the National Standards for American history as well as curricular units on inventions, discoveries, and technological advances
• Includes primary documents, a chronology, and section openers that help readers contextualize the content
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Table of Contents
Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]
Author(s): Rosanne Welch and Peg A. LamphierContributors: Welch, Rosanne; Lamphier, Peg;Abstract:From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects that inventions have had on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest colonization by Europeans to the present.
• Encourages readers to consider the tremendous potential impact of advances in science and technology and the ramifications of important inventions on the global market, human society, and even the planet as a whole• Supports eras addressed in the National Standards for American history as well as curricular units on inventions, discoveries, and technological advances
• Includes primary documents, a chronology, and section openers that help readers contextualize the content
Editor(s): Welch, Rosanne; Lamphier, Peg;SortTitle: technical innovation in american history: an encyclopedia of science and technology [3 volumes]Author Info:Rosanne WelcheditorPeg A. LamphiereditoreISBN-13: 9781610690942Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610690942.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610690935Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1164Publication Date: 20190228Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3 4
- Portable Transistor Radio 3:120903
- Rocket Girls of JPL 3:121904
- Rogallo, Francis Melvin (1912–2009) 3:123906
- Sabin, Albert B. (1906–1993) 3:124907
- Salk, Jonas (1914–1995) 3:125908
- Satellites and Space Probes 3:126909
- Scotchgard Fabric Protector 3:127910
- Sherman, Patsy O’Connell (1930–2008) 3:127910
- Shippingport Atomic Power Station 3:128911
- Silent Spring (1962) 3:129912
- Silicon Valley 3:130913
- Single-Chip Microprocessor 3:132915
- Skylab 3:133916
- Skywalker Ranch 3:134917
- Smallpox, Eradication of 3:135918
- Smoke Detector 3:136919
- Space Science and Technology 3:137920
- Stealth Technologies 3:138921
- Superconductivity 3:140923
- Taussig, Helen (1898–1986) 3:141924
- Telephone Switching, Computerized 3:143926
- Thomas, Valerie (1943–) 3:144927
- Touch-Tone Phones 3:145928
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline 3:145928
- Transistor Radio 3:148931
- TV Dinner 3:149932
- Unimate/Industrial Robot 3:150933
- Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) 3:150933
- Vaccines 3:151934
- Vaughan, Dorothy (1910–2008) 3:153936
- Vocoder 3:155938
- Voyager Spacecraft 3:156939
- Wise, Brownie (1913–1992) 3:157940
- Xerox Corporation 3:158941
- Yalow, Rosalyn Sussman (1921–2011) 3:160943
- Section 2: The Post–Cold War Era (1980–1999) 3:163946
- Overview 3:163946
- AIDS Research 3:171954
- Apple 3:177960
- Apple II 3:179962
- Artificial Heart 3:180963
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3:181964
- Berners-Lee, Tim (1955–) 3:184967
- Boston Tunnel 3:185968
- CD and DVD 3:186969
- CD-ROM 3:188971
- Computer/Information Technology 3:189972
- Cray, Seymour (1925–1996) 3:191974
- Dell, Michael “Saul” (1965–) 3:192975
- Digital Photography 3:193976
- DVD 3:195978
- Elion, Gertrude (1918–1999) 3:195978
- Floppy Disk 3:197980
- Fossey, Dian (1932–1985) 3:198981
- Gates, Bill (1955–) 3:199982
- Genetic Engineering 3:201984
- Gosling, James (1955–) 3:204987
- IBM Personal Computer 3:205988
- Infant Formula 3:206989
- Insulin Pump 3:207990
- Internet 3:208991
- Jobs, Steve (1955–2011) 3:209992
- Kare, Susan (1954–) 3:213996
- Laser Cataract Surgery Device 3:213996
- Metcalfe, Robert (1946–) 3:214997
- Microchip 3:215998
- Microsoft 3:2171,000
- Mobile Phone 3:2181,001
- Nuclear Energy/Nuclear Power Plants 3:2191,002
- Open-Source Software 3:2211,004
- Perlman, Radia (1951–) 3:2221,005
- Personal Computer (PC) 3:2231,006
- Ride, Sally (1951–2012) 3:2241,007
- Ritchie, Dennis (1941–2011) 3:2261,009
- Robotic Surgery 3:2291,012
- Satellite Radio 3:2321,015
- Self-Driving Cars 3:2331,016
- SEMATECH 3:2341,017
- Solar Energy 3:2351,018
- Space Shuttle 3:2371,020
- Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) 3:2391,022
- Sustainable Agriculture 3:2401,023
- Wind Energy 3:2421,025
- World Wide Web 3:2441,027
- Wozniak, Steve (1950–) 3:2441,027
- Section 3: The New Millennium (2000–Present) 3:2471,030
- Overview 3:2471,030
- Airplane Deicer 3:2541,037
- Amazon Web Services 3:2551,038
- Amazon.com 3:2561,039
- Artificial Memories 3:2581,041
- Bashen, Janet (1957–) 3:2591,042
- Birth Control Patch 3:2601,043
- Blizzard Entertainment 3:2601,043
- Cancer Research 3:2611,044
- Cassini Saturn Mission 3:2621,045
- Drake Equation 3:2641,047
- e-Book and e-Reader 3:2641,047
- e-Sports 3:2671,050
- Facebook 3:2681,051
- Flight Simulator 3:2701,053
- Gene Patenting 3:2701,053
- Genetically Modified Foods 3:2711,054
- Google 3:2741,057
- Google Earth 3:2751,058
- Grandin, Temple (1947–) 3:2761,059
- Hawking, Stephen (1942–2018) 3:2771,060
- Hubble Space Telescope 3:2781,061
- Human Genome Project 3:2791,062
- Hybrid Vehicles 3:2811,064
- Hypertext 3:2831,066
- International Space Station 3:2831,066
- Intraocular Contact Lens 3:2851,068
- iPod 3:2861,069
- Java 3:2871,070
- Jemison, Mae (1956–) 3:2901,073
- Joystick/Flight Simulator 3:2911,074
- Kurzweil, Ray (1948–) 3:2911,074
- Linux 3:2921,075
- Maker Faire 3:2931,076
- March for Science 3:2951,078
- Mars Rover Series 3:2951,078
- MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) 3:2971,080
- Moore, Ann (1934–) 3:2981,081
- MP3 3:2981,081
- Negroponte, Nicholas (1943–) 3:2991,082
- Nelson, Ted 3:3001,083
- Netscape 3:3001,083
- Nye, Bill (1955–) 3:3021,085
- One Laptop per Child 3:3021,085
- Onion Router 3:3031,086
- PayPal 3:3031,086
- PGP Encryption 3:3031,086
- Quantum Science 3:3041,087
- RFID Labels 3:3051,088
- RU-486/Plan B 3:3071,090
- Science Friday 3:3081,091
- SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) 3:3081,091
- Smartphone and 3G Network 3:3111,094
- Tarter, Jill (1944–) 3:3121,095
- Thompson, Ken (1943–) 3:3131,096
- 3-D Printing 3:3161,099
- TOR (The Onion Router) 3:3181,101
- Torvalds, Linus (1969–) 3:3181,101
- Tyson, Neil deGrasse (1958–) 3:3191,102
- Video Game 3:3211,104
- Video Streaming Services 3:3231,106
- Virtual Reality (VR) 3:3231,106
- Wang, An (1920–1990) 3:3251,108
- Williams, Roberta (1953–) and Ken (1954–) 3:3271,110
- Wireless Communication 3:3281,111
- YouTube 3:3301,113
- Bibliography: The Cold War to the Present 3:3311,114
- Editors and Contributors 3:3351,118
- Index 3:3451,128