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Circles: Fifty Round Trips Through History Technology Science Culture

Circles: Fifty Round Trips Through History Technology Science Culture


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From the bestselling author of The Knowledge Web come fifty mesmerizing journeys into the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began. Whether exploring electromagnetic fields, the origin of hot chocolate, or DNA fingerprinting, these essays all illustrate the surprisingly circular nature of change.
In "Room with (Half) a View," for instance, Burke muses about the partly obscured railway bridge outside his home on the Thames, a musing which sets off a chain of thought that leads from the bridge's engineer to Samuel Morse, to firearms inventor Sam Colt, and finally to a trombonist named Gustav Holst, who once lived in the very house that blocks Burke's view.
So it goes with Burke's entertaining and informative essays as each one highlights the interconnectedness of seemingly unrelated events and innovations. Romantic poetry leads to brandy distillation; tonic water connects through Leibniz to the first explorers to reach the North Pole. This unique collection is sure to stimulate and delight history buffs, technophiles, and anyone else with a healthy intellectual curiosity.

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Contents

Foreword

1. A BIT OF A FLUTTER

2. SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

3. FOLIES DE GRANDEUR

4. A LOT OF BALONEY

5. IMPRESSIONS

6. MAKING YOUR MARK

7. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

8. SWEET DREAMS

9. WAVING THE FLAG

10. THE SILK CIRCUIT

11. OUT OF GAS

12. ORDINARY BUFFOONS

13. BREAKFAST THOUGHTS

14. STONES AND BONES

15. IS THIS ESSAY NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT?

16. SHOWTIME

17. COOL STUFF

18. REVOLUTIONARY MATTERS

19. DON'T FORGET THIS ONE

20. TAKE TWO ACRONYMS

21. THE BUCK STARTS HERE

22. HEALTHY BLOOMS

23. AND NOW THE WEATHER

24. ON TRACK

25. IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?

26. TURKISH DELIGHT

27. SHEER POETRY

28. LUCKY HE MISSED

29. CHEERS

30. WHAT'S IN A NAME?

31. FEATHERED FRIENDS

32. SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE

33. HEAVY STUFF

34. TICK TOCK

35. REBELLIOUS AFFAIRS

36. LOCAL COLOR

37. DOES THIS TAKE YOU BACK?

38. OOPS

39. TEA, ANYONE?

40. A LIGHT LITTLE NUMBER

41. LEND ME YOUR EAR

42. ENTENTE CORDIALE

43. ZZZZZZZ

44. A FEW NOTES

45. SOUND IDEAS

46. OR MAYBE NOT

47. A MATTER OF DEGREE

48. ROOM WITH (HALF) A VIEW

49. VARIOUS, UNREQUITED

50. THE O ZONE

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About the Author :
James Burke is the bestselling author of CONNECTIONS, THE DAY THE UNIVERSE CHANGED and THE PINBALL EFFECT, all published by Little Brown.

Review :
"Kirkus Reviews" Burke is in a league alone when it comes to freewheeling intellectual curiosity and mapping nature's strange designs. "Smithsonian" Burke has been doing for technology what Joseph Campbell once did for myth, making it a new branch of popular culture. "The Washington Post" One of the most intriguing minds in the Western world. Bill Gates James Burke is a favorite author of mine.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780743249768
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster
  • Height: 214 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 408 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0743249763
  • Publisher Date: 08 Sep 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Fifty Round Trips Through History Technology Science Culture
  • Width: 140 mm


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