Imagine That - Technology
Published on 8. August 2013
240 pages
978-1-84831-573-0 (ISBN)
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A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of the history of technology going just that little bit differently...A tray of disinfectant could have led to defeat for the Allies in World War II, and news of this defeat could have spread via an invention called the Radio Newspaper. Imagine that...The world of technology is one of chance. Would the death of a cat have been the most costly road accident in the history of technology? Did a Serbian inventor devise the technology of the 21st century in the early 1900s? In Imagine that... Technology young historian Michael Sells tells the stories behind some of technology’s most pivotal moments and reveals how they could have altered the way we live now.
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Michael Sells is a historian educated at the University of Chester. Captivated by history from a young age, he is especially interested in Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation and 1960s and 70s football. Outside of history, his passions include dystopian novels, animal sanctuaries and lower-league football. Born in the South East of England, he now lives in Cambridge and the Imagine That titles are his first books.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Imagine that: Alexander Fleming cleans up his dishes . and penicillin is washed down the drain
- Chapter 2: Imagine that: Nikola Tesla receives philanthropic support . and the 20th century is illuminated by space age energy and technology
- Chapter 3: Imagine that: The transistor falls to a lack of fortuitous findings . and modern technology remains out of mind and reach
- Chapter 4: Imagine that: Steve Jobs skips the company visit to Xerox PARC . and computers never crack the commercial market
- Chapter 5: Imagine that: Mark Zuckerberg abandons his Facebook project after early difficulties . and the internet enters its golden age
- Chapter 6: Imagine that: Percy Shaw runs over a cat . and countless more lives are lost in road accidents
- Chapter 7: Imagine that: X-ray technology goes undiscovered . and the limitations of science remain unknown
- Chapter 8: Imagine that: Wilson Greatbatch can't afford to invent the pacemaker . and quality of life for heart patients plummets
- Chapter 9: Imagine that: The Newspaper Radio is a huge success upon release . and 24-hour journalism begins in 1939
- Chapter 10: Imagine that: Mobile phones fail to catch on commercially . and we become a more vocal society
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