| Description |
vii, 236 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Can science bring us happiness? By W. F. Ogburn.--The science to save us from science, by B. Russell.--Does human nature change in a technological revolution? By K. Keniston.--Pattern for tomorrow's industry? By A. H. Raskin.--Automation is here to liberate us, by E. Hoffer.--Myth of the new leisure class, by D. Dempsey.--The farm revolution picks up speed, by V. Vine.--Understanding McLuhan (in part) by R. Kostelanetz.--McLuhan weighs aimless violence, by J. Leo.--The past century--and the next--in science, by W. Kaempffert.--Science looks at life in 2057 A.D.--It's halfway to 1984, by J. Lukacs.--They live in the year 2000, by W. H. Honan.--Third great revolution of mankind, by C. Frankel.--Not the age of atoms but of welfare for all, by A. J. Toynbee.--"1984" could be a good year, by J. Bronowski.--"Hamlet" vs. the laws of thermodynamics, by B. Blanshard.--In defense of American "materialism," by B. Atkinson.--We have changed--and must, by H. S. Commager.--The "equality" revolution, by H. J. Gans.--What kind of nation are we? By A. Hacker.--Bibliography (p. [229]-231) |
| Notes |
"A New York times book." |
| Subject |
Technology -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Moore, Wilbert E.
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| LC no. |
76156336 |
| ISBN |
0812902149 |
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0812961781 (paperback) |
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