Twelve Inventions Which Changed America

Gerhard Falk describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years.

Gerhard Falk is a professor of sociology at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, New York. He is the author of 22 books and more than 45 journal articles.

Acknowledgments Introduction: The History and Influence of Technology and Science on American Culture Chapter One: The Steam Engine Chapter Two: The Automobile (The Internal Combustion Engine) Chapter Three: The McCormick Reaper and the Agricultural Revolution Chapter Four: The Sewing Machine, the Textile Industry, and the Role of Women Chapter Five: The American Gun Culture Chapter Six: The Telegraph and the Telephone Chapter Seven: Radio and Television Chapter Eight: The Motion Picture Chapter Nine: The Airplane Chapter Ten: The Computer, the Internet, and the World Wide Web Epilogue: Technology and Social Change Bibliography Index