{"product_id":"future-hype-9781576753705","title":"Future Hype","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating look at innovations past and present—and our sometimes mistaken beliefs about them—“puts technological change into historical perspective” (Henry Petroski, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Useful Things\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEveryone knows that today’s rate of technological change is unprecedented. With breakthroughs from the Internet to cell phones to digital music and pictures, everyone knows that the social impact of technology has never been as profound or overwhelming. But how much is truth and how much is hype?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuture Hype\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the past few hundred years to show that many of the technologies we now take for granted transformed society in far more dramatic ways than more recent developments so often touted as unparalleled and historic. In this thoughtful book, Bob Seidensticker exposes the hidden costs of technology—and helps both consumers and businesses take a shrewder position when the next “essential” innovation is trotted out.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":58185794552195,"sku":"9781576753705","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781576753705.jpg?v=1780581691","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/future-hype-9781576753705","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}