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on1155701808 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240919145246.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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200603t20212020mauabcf b 001 0 eng d |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2019029157 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0262542269 |
Qualifying information |
(paperback) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780262542265 |
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(paperback) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9780262043809 |
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(hardcover) |
029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) |
OCLC library identifier |
AU@ |
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000069610686 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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(OCoLC)1155701808 |
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(OCoLC)1261875475 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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YDX |
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eng |
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rda |
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YDX |
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BDX |
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MNG |
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OCLCF |
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NZAUC |
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S1C |
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OCLCQ |
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OCLCO |
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NYHRS |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Ramirez, Ainissa, |
Dates associated with a name |
1969- |
Relator term |
author. |
Real World Object URI |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvMwv33HYjdkdhCCCX8G3 |
9 (RLIN) |
7870 |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The alchemy of us : |
Remainder of title |
how humans and matter transformed one another / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Ainissa Ramirez. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
MIT Press first paperback edition. |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
The MIT Press, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2021 |
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2020 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xv, 308 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : |
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illustrations, maps, portraits ; |
Dimensions |
23 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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still image |
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sti |
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rdacontent |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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cartographic image |
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cri |
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rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
386 ## - CREATOR/CONTRIBUTOR CHARACTERISTICS |
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Demographic group code |
gdr |
Creator/contributor term |
Women |
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lcdgt |
386 ## - CREATOR/CONTRIBUTOR CHARACTERISTICS |
Demographic group term |
Nationality/regional group: |
Demographic group code |
nat |
Creator/contributor term |
Americans |
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lcdgt |
386 ## - CREATOR/CONTRIBUTOR CHARACTERISTICS |
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occ |
Creator/contributor term |
Scientists |
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lcdgt |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-292) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
1. Interact -- How better clocks, made possible by small metal springs and vibrating gems, helped us keep time, but also made us lose track of something precious -- 2. Connect -- How steel stitched the country together with rails, but also how steel helped to manufacture culture -- 3. Convey -- How telegraph wires of iron and later copper gave rise to rapid forms of communication, and how these wires shaped information-and meaning -- 4. Capture -- How photographic materials captured us in visible and invisible ways -- 5. See -- How carbon filaments pushed back the darkness to help us see, but also veiled our eyes from viewing the impact of its overabundance -- 6. Share -- How magnetic bits of data made it possible to shared about us -- 7. Discover -- how scientific glassware helped us discover new medicines and helped us discover the secret to our electronic age -- 8. Think -- How the creation of rudimentary telephone switches ushered in silicon chips for computers, but also rewired our brains. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions--clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips--and reveals how they shaped the human experience. Ramirez tells the stories of the woman who sold time, the inventor who inspired Edison, and the hotheaded undertaker whose invention pointed the way to the computer. She describes, among other things, how our pursuit of precision in timepieces changed how we sleep; how the railroad helped commercialize Christmas; how the necessary brevity of the telegram influenced Hemingway's writing style; and how a young chemist exposed the use of Polaroid's cameras to create passbooks to track Black citizens in apartheid South Africa. These fascinating and inspiring stories offer new perspectives on our relationships with technologies. Ramirez shows not only how materials were shaped by inventors but also how those materials shaped culture, chronicling each invention and its consequences--intended and unintended. Filling in the gaps left by other books about technology, Ramirez showcases little-known inventors--particularly people of color and women--who had a significant impact but whose accomplishments have been hidden by mythmaking, bias, and convention. Doing so, she shows us the power of telling inclusive stories about technology. She also shows that innovation is universal--whether it's splicing beats with two turntables and a microphone or splicing genes with two test tubes and CRISPR. |
Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Materials |
General subdivision |
History |
Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Inventions |
General subdivision |
History |
Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Technology |
General subdivision |
Social aspects |
Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
758 ## - RESOURCE IDENTIFIER |
Relationship information |
has work: |
Label |
The alchemy of us (Text) |
Real World Object URI |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGFyqtQkPmXRrWxtH6TcxC |
Relationship |
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
Koha item type |
Books |
Suppress in OPAC |
No |
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
h (OCLC) |
HELD BY NYHRS - 64 OTHER HOLDINGS |