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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Smil, Vaclav, author.     Subjects     Inventions -- Defects -- History -- Popular works.     System failures (Engineering) -- History.     New products -- History.     Errors -- History.     Technological forecasting.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Smil, Vaclav, author.       by title:      Invention and innova...         MARC Display

Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure / Vaclav Smil. by Smil, Vaclav, author. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] Subjects Inventions -- Defects -- History -- Popular works.   System failures (Engineering) -- History.   New products -- History.   Errors -- History.   Technological forecasting. ISBN:  9780262048057 (hardcover) : 0262048051 (hardcover) Description:  219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 600 Sm Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 600 Sm Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 600 Smil Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 600 Sm Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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