9780195160321 - Inventing Modern: Growing Up with X-rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins by Lienhard, John H (26 results)

hardcover. Condition: Fair.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FINE HARDCOVER WIH DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ: Very Good. 1st ptg. 292 pp. 6 3/8 x 9 1/2. White boards with qtr tan cloth, stamped in gold on spine. White glossy dj. No damage or markings noted.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Book Club. 292pp. Index. Light wear and soiling, DJ: wear extremities, sticker back.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CN2 - A first edition hardcover book signed and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes lain in promotional bookmark. Here is a distinctly American Modern - a culture born of new technology and echoing out of the mind of a child growing up in a world newly transformed. 9.5"x6.5", 292 pages.Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Printing. A delightful personal memoir, a provocative cultural history, and an instructive guide to science and technology. White boards, tan spine with gold-color lettering, ix, 292 pp., illustrated with photos and drawings, unclipped jacket. A book in excellent condition with a slightly worn jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Growing up with x-rays, skyscrapers and tailfins.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine condition. First edition, first printing.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 292 pages; Physical desc. : ix, 292 p. : ill. , ports. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Lienhard, John H. --Childhood and youth --Material culture --Social aspects --United States --History --20th century --Technology --Science. Summary: Modern is a word much used, but hard to pin down. In Inventing Modern, John H. Lienhard uses that word to capture the furious rush of newness in the first half of 20th-century America. An unexpected world emerges from under the more familiar Modern. Beyond the airplanes, radios, art deco, skyscrapers, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, the culture of the open road--Burma Shave, Kerouac, and White Castles--lie driving forces that set this account of Modern apart. One force, says Lienhard, was a new concept of boyhood--the risk-taking, hands-on savage inventor. Driven by an admiration of recklessness, America developed its technological empire with stunning speed. Bringing the airplane to fruition in so short a time, for example, were people such as Katherine Stinson, Lincoln Beachey, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. The rediscovery of mystery powerfully drove Modern as well. X-Rays, quantum mechanics, and relativity theory had followed electricity and radium. Here we read how, with reality seemingly altered, hope seemed limitless. Lienhard blends these forces with his childhood in the brave new world. The result is perceptive, engaging, and filled with surprise. Whether he talks about Alexander Calder (an engineer whose sculptures were exercises in materials science) or that wacky paean to flight, Flying Down to Rio, unexpected detail emerges from every tile of this large mosaic. Inventing Modern is a personal book that displays, rather than defines, an age that ended before most of us were born. It is an engineer's homage to a time before the bomb and our terrible loss of confidence--a time that might yet rise again out of its own postmodern ashes. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. In mylar protective cover. Ex-libris on front end page. Writing on bottom of page ends.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Signed by Author(Unverified).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth and paper covered boards. Dust jacket is rubbed at the edges and extremities.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 292 pages; Physical desc. : ix, 292 p. : ill. , ports. ; 25 cm. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Lienhard, John H. --Childhood and youth --Material culture --Social aspects --United States --History --20th century --Technology --Science. Summary: Modern is a word much used, but hard to pin down. In Inventing Modern, John H. Lienhard uses that word to capture the furious rush of newness in the first half of 20th-century America. An unexpected world emerges from under the more familiar Modern. Beyond the airplanes, radios, art deco, skyscrapers, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, the culture of the open road--Burma Shave, Kerouac, and White Castles--lie driving forces that set this account of Modern apart. One force, says Lienhard, was a new concept of boyhood--the risk-taking, hands-on savage inventor. Driven by an admiration of recklessness, America developed its technological empire with stunning speed. Bringing the airplane to fruition in so short a time, for example, were people such as Katherine Stinson, Lincoln Beachey, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. The rediscovery of mystery powerfully drove Modern as well. X-Rays, quantum mechanics, and relativity theory had followed electricity and radium. Here we read how, with reality seemingly altered, hope seemed limitless. Lienhard blends these forces with his childhood in the brave new world. The result is perceptive, engaging, and filled with surprise. Whether he talks about Alexander Calder (an engineer whose sculptures were exercises in materials science) or that wacky paean to flight, Flying Down to Rio, unexpected detail emerges from every tile of this large mosaic. Inventing Modern is a personal book that displays, rather than defines, an age that ended before most of us were born. It is an engineer's homage to a time before the bomb and our terrible loss of confidence--a time that might yet rise again out of its own postmodern ashes. 1 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: New. New Condition, Hardcover Book,

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 292pp.incl.index; HB quarter-bound; white w/lt.brwn.&brwn.; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/gray-pic.cover; fine. Sociological impact of technology in the 20th century. illus. Signed & Inscribed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Modern is a word much used, but hard to pin down. In Inventing Modern, John H. Lienhard uses that word to capture the furious rush of newness in the first half of 20th-century America. An unexpected world emerges from under the more familiar Modern. Beyond the airplanes, radios, art deco, skyscrapers, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, the culture of the open road--Burma Shave, Kerouac, and White Castles--lie driving forces that set this account of Modern apart. One force, says Lienhard, was a new concept of boyhood--the risk-taking, hands-on savage inventor. Driven by an admiration of recklessness, America developed its technological empire with stunning speed. Bringing the airplane to fruition in so short a time, for example, were people such as Katherine Stinson, Lincoln Beachey, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. The rediscovery of mystery powerfully drove Modern as well. X-Rays, quantum mechanics, and relativity theory had followed electricity and radium. Here we read how, with reality seemingly altered, hope seemed limitless. Lienhard blends these forces with his childhood in the brave new world. The result is perceptive, engaging, and filled with surprise. Whether he talks about Alexander Calder (an engineer whose sculptures were exercises in materials science) or that wacky paean to flight, Flying Down to Rio, unexpected detail emerges from every tile of this large mosaic.Inventing Modern is a personal book that displays, rather than defines, an age that ended before most of us were born. It is an engineer's homage to a time before the bomb and our terrible loss of confidence--a time that might yet rise again out of its own postmodern ashes. 'Modern' is a word much used, but hard to pin down. In 'Inventing Modern,' Lienhard uses that word to capture the furious rush of newness in the first half of 20th-century America--an unexpected world of airplanes, radios, art deco, skyscrapers, and White Castles. Book has minor shelf wear. Book in good condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: as new. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003, Hardcover. Dustjacket.Ix, 292 p. : ill, ports. ; 25cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780195160321. Keywords : SOCIOLOGY,

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!