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The Alchemy of Us
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Discover the captivating world of innovation with **The Alchemy of Us**, a profound exploration of eight pivotal inventions that have transformed human experience. This insightful trade paperback by renowned science writer **Ainissa Ramirez** delves into the fascinating narratives behind technologies such as **clocks, steel rails**, and **silicon chips**, revealing how they shape our daily lives and society as a whole. With a compelling writing style reminiscent of **popular science books**, Ramirez unveils how precision in timekeeping has reshaped our sleep patterns, and how the advent of railroads commercialized modern festivities. Moreover, she illustrates the impact of communication technologies on literature, exemplified by Hemingway's writing, alongside the poignant history linked to Polaroid cameras in apartheid South Africa.
This thought-provoking work, hailed as a finalist for the **Los Angeles Times Book Award** in Science and Technology, is not just a historical account; it invites readers to reflect on the intricate relationship between humanity and the tools we create. Whether you are a science enthusiast, a history buff, or simply curious about **how technology influences our lives**, **The Alchemy of Us** is a must-read. Grab your copy today with **free shipping** and enrich your understanding of the innovations that define our world.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780262542265
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2021
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Pages: 328
Description:
In the bestselling tradition of Stuff Matters and The Disappearing Spoon- a clever and engaging look at materials, the innovations they made possible, and how these technologies changed us. Finalist for the 41st Los Angeles Times Book Award in Science and Technology and selected as one of the Best Summer Science Books Of 2020 by Science Friday.
In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions--clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips--and reveals how they shaped the human experience. Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes, among other things, how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid's cameras to create passbooks to track Black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies.
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This thought-provoking work, hailed as a finalist for the **Los Angeles Times Book Award** in Science and Technology, is not just a historical account; it invites readers to reflect on the intricate relationship between humanity and the tools we create. Whether you are a science enthusiast, a history buff, or simply curious about **how technology influences our lives**, **The Alchemy of Us** is a must-read. Grab your copy today with **free shipping** and enrich your understanding of the innovations that define our world.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780262542265
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2021
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Pages: 328
Description:
In the bestselling tradition of Stuff Matters and The Disappearing Spoon- a clever and engaging look at materials, the innovations they made possible, and how these technologies changed us. Finalist for the 41st Los Angeles Times Book Award in Science and Technology and selected as one of the Best Summer Science Books Of 2020 by Science Friday.
In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions--clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips--and reveals how they shaped the human experience. Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes, among other things, how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid's cameras to create passbooks to track Black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies.
This product has FREE shipping however combined shipping for other products is not available with this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.
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