{"title":"Edward Tenner","description":"Edward Tenner, former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press, holds a visiting research appointment in the Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He received the A.B. from Princeton and the Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago and has held visiting research positions at Rutgers University and the Institute for Advanced Study. In 1991-92 he was a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow and in 1995-96 is a Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.","products":[{"product_id":"why-things-bite-back-technology-and-the-revenge-of-unintended-consequences-paperback","title":"Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls \"revenge effects\"--the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age. Tenner shows why our confidence in technological solutions may be misplaced, and explores ways in which we can better survive in a world where despite technology's advances--and often because of them--\"reality is always gaining on us.\" For anyone hoping to understand the ways in which society and technology interact, \u003cb\u003eWhy Things Bite Back\u003c\/b\u003e is indispensable reading. \"A bracing critique of technological determinism in both its utopian and dystopian forms...No one who wants to think clearly about our high-tech future can afford to ignore this book.\"--Jackson Lears, \u003ci\u003eWilson Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this perceptive and provocative look at everything from computer software that requires faster processors and more support staff to antibiotics that breed resistant strains of bacteria, Edward Tenner offers a virtual encyclopedia of what he calls \"revenge effects\"--the unintended consequences of the mechanical, chemical, biological, and medical forms of ingenuity that have been hallmarks of the progressive, improvement-obsessed modern age. Tenner shows why our confidence in technological solutions may be misplaced, and explores ways in which we can better survive in a world where despite technology's advances--and often because of them--\"reality is always gaining on us.\" For anyone hoping to understand the ways in which society and technology interact, Why Things Bite Back is indispensable reading. \"A bracing critique of technological determinism in both its utopian and dystopian forms...No one who wants to think clearly about our high-tech future can afford to ignore this book.\"--Jackson Lears, \"Wilson Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370069852383,"sku":"9780679747567","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/itHzfkJXrk9780679747567.webp?v=1789150295"},{"product_id":"why-the-hindenburg-had-a-smoking-lounge-essays-in-unintended-consequences-hardcover","title":"Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as investors, and how do dog breeds become national symbols? Why have scientific breakthroughs so often originated in the study of shadows? How did the file card prepare scholarship and commerce for the rise of electronic data processing, and why did the visual metaphor of the tab survive into today's graphic interfaces? Why have Amish artisans played an important role in manufacturing advanced technology? Why was United Shoe Machinery the Microsoft of the 1890s? Surprises like these, Edward Tenner believes, can help us deal with the technological issues that confront us now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the 1980s, Edward Tenner has contributed essays on technology, design, and culture to leading magazines, newspapers, and professional journals, and has been interviewed on subjects ranging from medical ethics to typography. \u003ci\u003eWhy the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge\u003c\/i\u003e--named for one of the paradoxes that can result from the inherent contradictions between consumer safety and product marketing--brings many of Tenner's essays together into one volume for the first time, accompanied by new introductions by the author on the theme of each work. As an independent historian and public speaker, Tenner has spent his career deploying concepts from economics, engineering, psychology, science, and sociology, to explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377597841631,"sku":"9781606180273","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VpwlQpbqLZ9781606180273.webp?v=1789236154"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/edward-tenner.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}