by Jonathan Rees From the publisher: It may be responsible for a greater improvement in human diet and longevity than any other technology of the last two thousand years-but have […]
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Refrigeration Nation: A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America
by Jonathan Rees From the publisher: Only when the power goes off and food spoils do we truly appreciate how much we rely on refrigerators and freezers. In Refrigeration Nation, […]
More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave
by Ruth Schwartz Cowan From the publisher: In this classic work of women’s history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz […]