Showing papers on "Ingenuity published in 1982"
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: The Culture of Technology as discussed by the authors examines our often conflicting attitudes toward nuclear weapons, biological technologies, pollution, Third World development, automation, social medicine, and industrial decline, and argues that technology development and use are conditioned by many factors-political and cultural as well as economic and scientific.
Abstract: The Culture of Technology examines our often conflicting attitudes toward nuclear weapons, biological technologies, pollution, Third World development, automation, social medicine, and industrial decline. It disputes the common idea that technology is "value-free" and shows that its development and use are conditioned by many factors-political and cultural as well as economic and scientific. Many examples from a variety of cultures are presented. These range from the impact of snowmobiles in North America to the use of water pumps in rural India, and from homemade toys in Africa to electricity generation in Britain-all showing how the complex interaction of many influences in every community affects technological practice.Arnold Pacey, who lives near Oxford, England, has a degree in physics and has lectured on both the history of technology and technology policy, with a particular focus on the development of technologies appropriate to Third World needs. He is the author of The Maze of Ingenuity (MIT Press paperback).
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: The history of animation coexisted with that of live-action film but has never been given as much attention as mentioned in this paper as it has been given to animation before the creation of animation.
Abstract: This witty and fascinating study reminds us that there was animation before Disney: about thirty years of creativity and experimentation flourishing in such extraordinary work as Girdie the Dinosaur and Felix the Cat. Before Mickey, the first and only in-depth history of animation from 1898-1928, includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing and art. Crafton is equally adept at explaining techniques of sketching and camera work, evoking characteristic styles of such pioneering animators as Winsor McCay and Ladislas Starevitch, placing work in its social and economic context, and unraveling the aesthetic impact of specific cartoons. "Before Mickey's scholarship is quite lively and its descriptions are evocative and often funny. The history of animation coexisted with that of live-action film but has never been given as much attention."--Tim Hunter, New York Times
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TL;DR: A belief in the unlimited ingenuity of man to overcome increasing leanness and depth of ores, to create fertile lands from barren deserts, and to discover new and abundant sources of energy to replac...
Abstract: Belief in the unlimited ingenuity of man to overcome increasing leanness and depth of ores, to create fertile lands from barren deserts, and to discover new and abundant sources of energy to replac...
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TL;DR: Research has transformed clinical neurology in the past thirty years, but just when neurological sciences are moving so rapidly, economic and other problems have threatened clinical investigation.
Abstract: Research has transformed clinical neurology in the past thirty years, but we are faced with a paradox. Advances in basic sciences and better training for clinical investigators have accelerated the practical application of new knowledge. Now, just when neurological sciences are moving so rapidly, economic and other problems have threatened clinical investigation. It will take ingenuity and steadfast effort to continue research that is directly related to neurological diseases.
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