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Leonardo to the Internet (Third Edition)
- Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
- By: Thomas J. Misa
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Historian Thomas J. Misa's sweeping history of the relationship between technology and society over the past 500 years reveals how technological innovations have shaped—and have been shaped by—the cultures in which they arose. In this edition, Misa brings his acclaimed text up to date by drawing on current scholarship while retaining sharply drawn portraits of individual people, artifacts, and systems. A masterful analysis of technology and culture, Leonardo to the Internet frames a history that illuminates modern-day problems and prospects of a technology-dependent world.
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Leonardo to the Internet (Third Edition)
- Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 19-04-22
- Language: English
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Science and Technology in Ancient Rome
- The History and Legacy of the Romans’ Technological Advances
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The modern world has the ancient Romans to thank for the origins of many modern technologies, conveniences, and ideas, from running water, baths, and republican-style government to roads. Similarly, by the third century BCE, the Romans were prodigious monument builders, so much so that the memory of the great Roman Republic and the Roman Empire continues to exist within a cityscape of stone. Rome’s public spaces were filled with statues, arches, temples, and many other varieties of monumental images, and each of these structures had its own civic or religious function.
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Science and Technology in Ancient Rome
- The History and Legacy of the Romans’ Technological Advances
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-04-22
- Language: English
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Digitale Safari
- By: Digitale Safari
- Narrated by: Teresa Sickert, Katja Weber
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Fake News, Smart Cars, Darknet, Bots, Big Data, Big Brother, Cyborgs, Bitcoins und Blockchain - Häh? Wenn es darum geht, welche Algorithmen unser Leben bestimmen und wer wo welche Daten von uns speichert, sieht man oft nicht durch. Dabei fühlen, sehen und leben wir jeden Tag digital und vernetzt.
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The Internet's First Entrepreneur
- Lessons and Wisdom for the Business Journey
- By: Alan Marshall Meckler
- Narrated by: Richard Daleki
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Alan Meckler was the first person to start a venture in the commercial internet space in October, 1990. There were few means to connect to the internet back then. Yet Meckler anticipated that the internet would be a "black swan event" and that it would revolutionize all aspects of personal and commercial life. The book is a history, but also a very personal memoir of a career entrepreneur and all the difficulties one encounters with raising funds, dealing with cash flow shortages, personnel, and getting people to believe in the next big thing.
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The Internet's First Entrepreneur
- Lessons and Wisdom for the Business Journey
- Narrated by: Richard Daleki
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 23-03-22
- Language: English
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Profit over Privacy
- How Surveillance Advertising Conquered the Internet
- By: Matthew Crain
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Matthew Crain gives internet surveillance a much-needed origin story by chronicling the development of its most important historical catalyst: web advertising. Profit over Privacy uses the 1990s as its backdrop to show how the massive data-collection infrastructure that undergirds the internet today is the result of twenty-five years of technical and political economic engineering.
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Profit over Privacy
- How Surveillance Advertising Conquered the Internet
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 29-03-22
- Language: English
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The Clock and the Camshaft
- And Other Medieval Inventions We Still Can't Live Without
- By: John W. Farrell
- Narrated by: Celeste Oliva
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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This history of medieval inventions, focusing on the 11th to the 14th centuries, vividly portrays a thriving era of human ingenuity, and the results are still being felt to this day. From the mechanical clock to the first eyeglasses, both of which revolutionized society, many of the commonplace devices we now take for granted had their origin in the Middle Ages. Divided into 10 thematic chapters, the accessible audiobook allows the listener to sample areas of interest or listen to the book from beginning to end for a complete historical overview.
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The Clock and the Camshaft
- And Other Medieval Inventions We Still Can't Live Without
- Narrated by: Celeste Oliva
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 31-01-22
- Language: English
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A Chip Off the Silicon Block
- The Power of Entrepreneurial Thinking
- By: Carol Latham
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this inspirational and informative book, Latham demonstrates how the power of sound entrepreneurial thinking can lead to positive results in the most daunting of circumstances. Latham’s company, Thermagon Inc., evolved as an offshoot of the explosive growth of silicon chips driving the computer industry and the information age. As a female, Latham defied all odds by successfully creating the products, the facilities, and the funding for a thriving and much sought-after company in a world of technology overwhelmingly dominated by men.
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A Chip Off the Silicon Block
- The Power of Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 16-11-21
- Language: English
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TV History
- The Most Important Technologies, People and Events That Created the History of Television
- By: Edward N. Simpson
- Narrated by: Craig Patterson
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Television is probably something we nowadays take for granted. There is a TV in almost every home, a TV in almost every public building - basically, where there is a signal, there is a TV. Found in millions of homes, it is probably difficult to imagine that the first television was created less than a century ago. In such a short time, we managed to go from silent moving images to 3D lifelike images on a flat screen.
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TV History
- The Most Important Technologies, People and Events That Created the History of Television
- Narrated by: Craig Patterson
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-04-21
- Language: English
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PraiseENG
- A Praise of the Engineer
- By: Dionigi Cristian Lentini
- Narrated by: Ian A. Miller
- Length: 20 mins
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It is progress that guarantees existence. Without engineering, mankind would be an already extinguished species. Between mathematics, physics, chemistry, technique, and technology, from Archimedes of Syracuse to Samantha Cristoforetti, from Leonardo da Vinci to Larry Page, this is an extraordinary story of innovations and achievements. Nothing of what’s built nowadays by men, in any part of the world and space, would have been possible if there were no engineers.
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PraiseENG
- A Praise of the Engineer
- Narrated by: Ian A. Miller
- Length: 20 mins
- Release date: 22-03-21
- Language: English
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The Future of Change
- How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions
- By: Ray Brescia
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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From the printing press to the television, social movements have leveraged communications technologies to advance change. In this moment of rapidly evolving communications, it's imperative to assess the role that the internet, mobile devices, and social media can play in promoting social justice. But first, we must look to the past, to examples of movements throughout American history that successfully harnessed communications technology, thus facilitating positive social change.
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The Future of Change
- How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 04-03-20
- Language: English
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L'histoire des télécommunications
- De la terre à la lune
- By: Anne-Marie Deraspe
- Narrated by: Michel Keable
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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De toute éternité, les communications à distance, les télécommunications, se sont avérées essentielles pour les humains. Selon les époques, elles ont fait appel à l'imagination ou à l'ingénierie, et toujours de manière industrieuse. Ainsi, les trompettes, les tambours, la fumée ou le langage sifflé transmettaient des messages aux populations locales bien avant l'avènement du télégraphe optique, du télex ou de la téléphonie.
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L'histoire des télécommunications
- De la terre à la lune
- Narrated by: Michel Keable
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: French
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The Tunnel Under the Lake
- The Engineering Marvel That Saved Chicago (Second to None: Chicago Stories)
- By: Benjamin Sells
- Narrated by: Michael Hanko
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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The Tunnel Under the Lake recounts the gripping story of how the young city of Chicago, under the leadership of an audacious engineer named Ellis Chesbrough, constructed a two-mile tunnel below Lake Michigan in search of clean water. Benjamin Sells narrates in vivid detail the exceptional skill and imagination it took to save this storied city from itself.
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The Tunnel Under the Lake
- The Engineering Marvel That Saved Chicago (Second to None: Chicago Stories)
- Narrated by: Michael Hanko
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 23-10-19
- Language: English
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Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art
- The Middle Ages Series
- By: E. R. Truitt
- Narrated by: Harry Shaw
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Medieval Robots recovers the forgotten history of fantastical, aspirational, and terrifying machines that captivated Europe in imagination and reality between the ninth and 14th centuries. E. R. Truitt traces the different forms of self-moving or self-sustaining manufactured objects from their earliest appearances in the Latin West through centuries of mechanical and literary invention. This original and wide-ranging study reveals the convergence of science, technology, and imagination in medieval culture.
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Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art
- The Middle Ages Series
- Narrated by: Harry Shaw
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 29-07-19
- Language: English
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Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation
- The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur
- By: Bill Double
- Narrated by: Scott Carrico
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation chronicles the humble origin and meteoric business success of this extraordinary entrepreneur. Author Bill Double uses published interviews, correspondence, newspaper reports, magazine articles, financial data, and a small family archive to tell this story of native ingenuity. Here, the rough-hewn capitalism of the gilded age, the evolution of the neighborhood drugstore, the rise of advertising in creating mass markets, and the emerging temperance movement all come together in a biography that fizzes with entrepreneurial spirit.
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Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation
- The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur
- Narrated by: Scott Carrico
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-06-19
- Language: English
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Cork Wars
- Intrigue and Industry in World War II
- By: David A. Taylor
- Narrated by: Robin J Sitten
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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In 1940, with German U-boats blockading all commerce across the Atlantic Ocean, a fireball at the Crown Cork and Seal factory lit the sky over Baltimore. The newspapers said you could see its glow as far north as Philadelphia and as far south as Annapolis. Rumors of Nazi sabotage led to an FBI investigation and pulled an entire industry into the machinery of national security as America stood on the brink of war. David Taylor traces this fascinating story through the lives of three men and their families, who were all drawn into this dangerous intersection of enterprise and espionage.
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Cork Wars
- Intrigue and Industry in World War II
- Narrated by: Robin J Sitten
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 18-12-18
- Language: English
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Cryptocurrency: Discover the Technology Behind Smart Contracts, Wallets and Learn Trading, Mining and Investing Cryptocurrencies and Make Money
- By: Thomas Wattles
- Narrated by: Michael Reece
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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The lucrative world of cryptocurrency no longer has to be a mystery. This book will shock you. Secret strategies are revealed. Discover what cryptocurrency is all about and how to make a lot of money investing and trading in them. This book covers the topic of investing and trading of cryptocurrency, and will teach you everything you need to know before you delve into this potentially highly lucrative world. You will learn what cryptocurrency is and how to decide which one to deal with.
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Cryptocurrency: Discover the Technology Behind Smart Contracts, Wallets and Learn Trading, Mining and Investing Cryptocurrencies and Make Money
- Narrated by: Michael Reece
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 20-11-18
- Language: English
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Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment
- The Race for Space and World Prestige
- By: Yanek Mieczkowski
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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In Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment, Yanek Mieczkowski examines the early history of America's space program, reassessing Eisenhower's leadership. He details how Eisenhower approved breakthrough satellites, supported a new civilian space agency, signed a landmark science education law, and fostered improved relations with scientists. Offering a fast-paced account of this Cold War episode, Mieczkowski demonstrates that Eisenhower built an impressive record in space and on earth.
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Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment
- The Race for Space and World Prestige
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 18-07-18
- Language: English
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Designing Gotham
- West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898
- By: Jon Scott Logel
- Narrated by: Mark Kamish
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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Between 1817 and 1898, New York City evolved from a vital Atlantic port of trade to the center of American commerce and culture. Although this important urban transformation is well documented, the critical role of select Union soldiers turned New York engineers has, until now, remained largely unexplored.
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Designing Gotham
- West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898
- Narrated by: Mark Kamish
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 14-08-17
- Language: English
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Bitcoin: A Concise History
- By: Eric Morse
- Narrated by: Kevin Gisi
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Understand the history of bitcoin. Bitcoin is a revolutionary new currency...the future of money. Bitcoin is a network protocol and software that makes the currency work. But it is also much more than either of those. Bitcoin is a community with a shared history and experience that new users can't just buy on an exchange or download onto their smartphone. That history and those experiences are vital to understanding the advice given to new users, potential investors, and curious onlookers.
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Bitcoin: A Concise History
- Narrated by: Kevin Gisi
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 03-08-17
- Language: English
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The Hello Girls
- America’s First Women Soldiers
- By: Elizabeth Cobbs
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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This is the story of how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I, earned the vote, and fought the US Army. In 1918 the US Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, demanded female "wire experts" when he discovered that inexperienced doughboys were unable to keep him connected with troops under fire.
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The Hello Girls
- America’s First Women Soldiers
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 27-06-17
- Language: English
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