Dimensions
162 x 250 x 19mm
The history of technology is full of heated disputes over who, exactly, invented what. In this encore to his international bestsellers 'Great Feuds In Science' and 'Great Feuds In Medicine', Hal Hellman brings to life ten of technology's most celebrated quarrels.
Topics include the priority battle between Sir Humphry Davy and George Stephenson over the desperately-needed miner's safety lamp early in the nineteenth century, Samuel Morse's feud with Joseph Henry over the telegraph, fascinating patent battles involving automobiles and aircraft, the feud currently raging in the world of genetically modified foods, as well as disputes involving current electricity, television and nuclear submarines.
Hellman clearly explains the technology involved while providing vivid portraits of the disputants and their times. He sets the stage by looking at the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and the real meaning of the word Luddite.
