Visions Of Technology

“With a keen eye for both breadth and detail, for irony and insight, Rhodes has found some of the best thinking by figures ranging from Henry Ford and Albert Einstein to Rachel Carson and Joan Didion.“–Scott LaFee, The San Diego Union-Tribune “A captivating encapsulation of our dissonant feelings about technology.“–Gilbert Taylor, Booklist“The book reads like a condensed history of technology, told through the strained voices of those who marvel – or cower – at its impact.“–Jeff Pooley, Brill’s Content

Richard Rhodes is the author of numerous books and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Appearing as host and correspondent for documentaries on public television’s Frontline and American Experience series, he has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Visit his website RichardRhodes.com.