Tom Wheeler
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The Civil War was the first "modern war." Because of the rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels that gave the North an advantage was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time.
No leader in history had ever possessed such a powerful tool to gain control...
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This is the second instalment of four, Snow, Sand, School and Stress. It follows on from The Lads From The Pleasant 'B' Team. It is a fact/fiction account of workers employed on the construction of the Mount Pleasant airfield in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean in the 1980's after the conflict there and then follows the fortunes of some of the workforce who move on to work in the warmer climes of Algeria North Africa.
The story captures...
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The Civil War was the first "modern war." Because of the rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels that gave the North an advantage was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time.
No leader in history had ever possessed such a powerful tool to gain control...
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England im finstersten Mittelalter. Auf der 16-jährigen Nimue liegt ein Fluch: Immer wieder wird sie von erschreckenden Visionen heimgesucht - doch damit einher geht die Gabe, mit den verborgenen Völkern des Waldes sprechen zu können. Als ihr Dorf von den Roten Paladinen überfallen wird, die alle heidnischen Stämme ausrotten wollen, stirbt ihre Mutter, die Erzdruidin - und vererbt Nimue ein geheimnisvolles, mächtiges Schwert, das sie zu einem...
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Featured on Barack Obama's 11/3/23 list of "What I'm Reading on the Rise of Artificial Intelligence"
An accessible and visionary book that connects the experiences of the late 19th century's industrial Gilded Age with its echoes in the 21st century digital Gilded Age.
Hailed by Ken Burns as one of the foremost "explainers" of technology and its effect throughout history, Tom Wheeler now turns his gaze to the public impact of entrepreneurial innovation....