The alchemy of us : (Record no. 2578)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0262542269 (pbk.)
International Standard Book Number 9780262542265 (pbk.)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1155701808
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number TA403.2
Item number .R36 2021
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ramirez, Ainissa,
Dates associated with a name 1969-
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The alchemy of us :
Remainder of title how humans and matter transformed one another /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Ainissa Ramirez.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge, Mass. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. The MIT Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2021.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 308 p., 64 unnumbered p. of plates :
Other physical details ill. (black and white)
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Interact -- Connect -- Convey -- Capture -- See -- Share -- Discover -- Think.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions-clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips-and reveals how they shaped the human experience. Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes, among other things, how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid's cameras to create passbooks to track Black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies. Ramirez shows not only how materials were shaped by inventors but also how those materials shaped culture, chronicling each invention and its consequences-intended and unintended. Filling in the gaps left by other books about technology, Ramirez showcases little-known inventors-particularly people of color and women-who had a significant impact but whose accomplishments have been hidden by mythmaking, bias, and convention. Doing so, she shows us the power of telling inclusive stories about technology. She also shows that innovation is universal-whether it's splicing beats with two turntables and a microphone or splicing genes with two test tubes and CRISPR.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Materials
General subdivision History
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Inventions
General subdivision History
-- Popular works.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Technology
General subdivision Social aspects
-- Popular works.
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