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1973

Energy and Equity

non-fiction

philosophy

energy

ecology

Ivan Illich - 1973

A junkie without access to his stash is in a state of crisis.

The 'energy crisis' that exists intermittently when the flow of fuel from unstable countries is cut off or threatened, is a crisis in the same sense. In this essay, Illich examines the question of whether or not humans need any more energy than is their natural birthright. Along the way he gives a startling analysis of the marginal disutility of tools. After a certain point, that is, more energy gives negative returns. For example, moving around causes loss of time proportional to the amount of energy which is poured into the transport system, so that the speed of the fastest traveller correlates inversely to the equality as well as freedom of the median traveller.

The American Steel Navy: A Photographic History of the U.S. Navy from the Introduction of the Steel Hull in 1883 to the Cruise of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1909

history

military

naval

military-history-wish-list

John D. Alden - 1973

The American Steel Navy traces the development of the modern U.S.

Navy from its first steel ships authorized in 1883 through the War with Spain until its maturing in the form of the Great White Fleet. The text is heavily illustrated by photographs and drawings of the ships themselves, their equipment, and the men who designed and served on them. Appendices include outline plans of the major ships and biographical sketches of important people involved in their development. This classic study of the U.S. Navy is now back in print due to popular demand. This is the third printing.

The American Fishing Schooners, 1825-1935

Howard Irving Chapelle - 1973

The evolution of the American fishing schooner from the 18th century to the last working and racing schooners of the mid-1930s is recounted in this book.

The designers, builders and crews are discussed, and 137 plans of schooners show graphically the development of the type.

Art And The Future: A History Prophecy Of The Collaboration Between Science, Technology And Art

art

retro-video-and-old-computers

somewhere-out-there

teknologi

Douglas M. Davis - 1973

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The Snowmobile Revolution; Technology and Social Change in the Arctic

Pertti J. Pelto - 1973

"I decided to write this book because I became convinced that a single technological device-the snowmobile-was bringing about a social and economic transformation of major proportions among the reindeer-herding people of Lapland."Contents:Northeastern Finnish Lapland: the Skolt Lapps and their environment --Reindeer herding before the snowmobile --The challenge of mobility --The spread of snowmobiles in Northeastern Lapland --The care and maintenance of snowmobiles --The mechanization of reindeer herding: disaster for the Skolt Lapps --Economic and political consequences of mechanized herding --The social impact of the snowmobile: differentiation and stratification --Technology and social change: summary and conclusions..

"I decided to write this book because I became convinced that a single technological device-the snowmobile-was bringing about a social and economic transformation of major proportions among the reindeer-herding people of Lapland."Contents:Northeastern Finnish Lapland: the Skolt Lapps and their environment --Reindeer herding before the snowmobile --The challenge of mobility --The spread of snowmobiles in Northeastern Lapland --The care and maintenance of snowmobiles --The mechanization of reindeer herding: disaster for the Skolt Lapps --Economic and political consequences of mechanized herding --The social impact of the snowmobile: differentiation and stratification --Technology and social change: summary and conclusions.