Revolutionary technologies : educational perspectives of technology history /: educational perspectives of technology history. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gary Bergreen.
• Authors: Bergreen, Gary
• Contents: Preface Introduction <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 1. The Compass: Zeng He <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 2. The Printing Press: Johannes Gutenberg <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 3. The Pascaline: Blaise Pascal <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 4. Voice Recognition: Wolfgang Franciscus de Paula Johannes Elemosinarius von Kempelen <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 5. Camera Technology: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 6. The Facsimile Machine and More: Alexander Bain <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 7. Telephone to Smartphone: Alexander Graham Bell <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 8. The Flying Man - Gliders: Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 9. Radio (Remote) Control: Leonardo Torres y Quevedo <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 10. The Father of Radio: Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 11. Enigma Machine: Arthur Scherbius <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 12. Headphones: Nathaniel Baldwin <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 13. Madame X: Cryptanalyst: Agnes May Meyer Driscoll <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 14. Sun Queen: Mária Telkes <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 15. Grandma Cobol: Grace Brewster Murray Hopper <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 16. Code Breaker: Alan Mathison Turing <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 17. Spread Spectrum Wireless Communications System: Hedy Lamarr <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 18. The Taser: John Higson Cover Jr. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 19. RFID Technology - Computer Chips in People: Charles Walton <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 20. Barcode Technology: Norman Joseph Woodland <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 21. Home Security: Marie Van Brittan Brown <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 22. Kevlar - Heat-Resistant and Strong Synthetic Fiber: Stephanie Louise Kwolek <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 23. Founding Father of Artificial Intelligence: John McCarthy <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 24. Father of the Cellphone: Martin “Marty” Cooper <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 25. Drone Daddy: Abraham Karem <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 26. ARPANET: Robert Elliot Kahn <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 27. Caller ID: Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 28. Project Gutenberg – eBooks: Michael Stern Hart <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 29. OLED Screen Technology: Dr. Ching Wan Tang <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 30. Robot Dogs: Marc Raibert <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 31. 3D Printer Revolution: Adrian Bowyer <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 32. Software Developer: William Henry Gates III <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 33. The Father of Robotics: Joseph Frederick. Engelberger <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 34. Microchip: Jack St. Clair Kilby <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 35. Virtual Reality: Jaron Zepel Lanier <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 36. Affective and Wearable Computing: Rosalind Wright Picard <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 37. Father of Wearable Computing: William Stephen George Mann <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 38. Story of Bluetooth: Jacobus “Jaap” Cornelis Haartsen <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 39. Founder of Wikileaks: Julian Paul Assange (Hawkins) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 40. Bitcoin Mystery Person: Satoshi Nakamoto <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 41. Biosuits: Dr. Dava Newman <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 42. Body Camera: Devon and Cornwall Police <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 43. Artificial Intelligence - Generated Voices: Zeena Qureshi References
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 609.22; Inventors -- Biography; Inventions -- History; Technological innovations -- History; Technology and civilization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781475870664
• Related ISBNs: 9781475870640; 9781475870657
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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