Technology from the wheel to the computer: our understanding, its evolution; its relationship with capital, need, politics, work and liberty.
The Machine Age: An Idea, a History, a Warning
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978024124461602/11/2023
Categories: 02. Books For Christmas 2023: History, Books For Christmas 2023, History
Tag: Technology
From a Bookshelf nearby
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For inquisitive brain-boxes aged 8-11: from the earliest counting systems to Tim Berners-Lee and wearable tech. Many illustrations.
The History of the Computer
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VM was the author of The Map of Knowledge, a compelling account of the survival of the ancient classics in the Muslim world, and their re-emergence in the West. Now she turns her attention t... read more
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Argues that the past is the data-mine for AI, which therefore cannot fail to replicate its biases and flaws.
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The repeated confusion of the author's name with that of Naomi Wolf became ever more disturbing as 'Other Naomi' slid deeper into alt-right conspiracy theories during the pandemic. Klein fol... read more
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
Hardback £25.00