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BL
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991580
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b745950
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| Main Entry
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Nowak, Peter,1974-
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| Title & Author
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Sex, bombs and burgers : : how war, porn and fast food created technology as we know it /\ Peter Nowak.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto :: Viking Canada,, 2010.
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364 p. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0670069663
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: 9780670069668
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Introduction : A shameful trinity -- Weapons of mass consumption -- Better eating through chemistry -- Arming the amateurs -- A game of war -- Food from the heavens -- The naked eye goes electronic -- The internet : military made, porn perfected -- Seeds of conflict -- Fully functional robots -- Operation Desert Lab -- Conclusion : The benevolence of vice.
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| Abstract
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"A history of technology based on research into the histories of all three industries and including interviews with inventors, experts, academics, executives and commentators. It is also a chronicle of popular culture. From cars to high-definition televisions, from website logins to microwave popcorn and slinkies, it reveals how our everyday lives have been shaped by war, porn and fast food"--Back cover.
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
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Technology-- History.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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Innovations-- Aspect social.
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Technologie-- Aspect social.
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Technologie-- Histoire.
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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Technology.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.4/6
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| LC Classification
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T15.N69 2010
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cci1icclacc
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