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Rescuing Prometheus

by Thomas Parke Hughes

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"A rare insight into industrial planning on a huge scale...Excellent." --The Economist

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 engineering in order to complete it.  The Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project tested systems engineering in the complex crucible of a large scale civilian roadway.  And finally, the origins of the Internet fostered the collegial management style that later would take over Silicon Valley and define the modern computer industry.  With keen insight, Hughes tells these fascinating stories while providing a riveting history of modern technology and the management systems that made it possible.

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About the Author

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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ISBN:

9780679739388

Author:

Hughes, Thomas P.

Publisher:

Vintage Books

Author:

Hughes, Thomas P.

Subject:

General

Subject:

History

Subject:

Social aspects

Subject:

General Technology

Subject:

Science Reference-Technology

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Vintage

Publication Date:

20000331

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

2 MAPS; 14 ILLUS THRGHOUT

Pages:

384

Dimensions:

8.08x5.25x.84 in. .79 lbs.

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Product details 384 pages Vintage Books USA - 2000-03-00 English 9780679739388 Reviews: