Culture's Engine
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'With sensitivity and detailed illustrations, ranging from the prehistoric to the current, William Gosling explores, in a unified way, the many and subtle aspects in which technology emerges from and drives our culture.'
-Sir Michael Berry , University of Bristol, UK
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1. Introduction.- 2. The odd couple.- 3. Why are humans different.- 4. Three flavours of technology.- 5. Subtle subversives.- 6. The active elements appear.- 7. Drivers of technology.- 8. Technology's other half.- 9. Talk the talk.- 10. Patterns of innovation.- 11. Invention push and market pull.- 12. Deep design.- 13. A hazardous business.- 14. Will anyone want it?.- 15. Failure foreseen.- 16. Can machines think?.- 17. Lady Lovelace's revenge.- 18. The dark side.- 19. Be careful what you wish for.- 20. Past, present, future.- 21. Technology and dreaming
