Rescuing Prometheus
Four Monumental Projects that Changed Our World
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- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2000
Summary
Rescuing Prometheus is an eye-opening and marvelously informative look at some of the technological projects that helped shape the modern world. Thomas P. Hughes focuses on four postwar projects whose vastness and complexity inspired new technology, new organizations, and new management styles.
- The first use of computers to run systems was developed for the SAGE air defense project.
- The Atlas missile project was so complicated it required the development of systems engi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679739388 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679739386 |
| Author: | Thomas P. Hughes |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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“An important contribution to an understanding of the history, politics and culture of big science-based projects in [the Cold War] era…. Uplifting.”
“An important contribution to an understanding of the history, politics and culture of big science-based projects in [the Cold War] era…. Uplifting.” -The New York Times Book Review
“Hughes does an impressive job of bringing the titanic projects down to size…. Assiduously researched.” -Wired
About The Author
Thomas P. Hughes
Thomas P. Hughes is Emeritus Mellon Professor of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include American Genesis- A Century of Invention and Technology. Currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at MIT, he lives in Philadelphia.
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