Great Feuds in Technology: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

by Hal Hellman

Book Overview

The colorful true stories of ten monumental feuds in the history of technology The history of technology is full of heated disputes over who, exactly, invented what. In this encore to his international bestsellers Great Feuds in Science and Great Feuds in Medicine, Hal Hellman brings to life ten of technology's most celebrated quarrels. Whether illuminating the battles between Philo Farnsworth and RCA (television), and Samuel Morse and Joseph Henry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471208671
• ISBN13: 9780471208679
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"