The Innovators: Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America - Wiley Popular Science Book | History of Technology & American Innovation | Perfect for STEM Enthusiasts & History Buffs
The Innovators: Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America - Wiley Popular Science Book | History of Technology & American Innovation | Perfect for STEM Enthusiasts & History Buffs

The Innovators: Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America - Wiley Popular Science Book | History of Technology & American Innovation | Perfect for STEM Enthusiasts & History Buffs

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Enter the workshops of America's early engineering geniuses and discover how they came up with their ideas and applied them to the marketplace. David Billington, acclaimed author of The Tower and the Bridge, reveals the strokes of brilliance behind such landmark developments as the steamboat, electric power, and the rise of the iron and steel industry. He explains each major innovation through the story of the remarkable new engineering formulas that made it possible, showing that one key to engineering progress is the discovery of fundamental relationships in the physical world. He also explores the political and social conditions that allowed these brilliant individuals to implement their ideas, and the sweeping changes that followed in their wake. Who were the innovators? Some are legendary: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat; Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph; and Thomas Edison, inventor of the incandescent lightbulb. Others are not as well known, however, and readers will be introduced to many whose contributions, if not their names, have stood the test of time: people like J. Edgar Thompson, who built the Pennsylvania Railroad; and Thomas Telford, who revolutionized largescale bridge building and design.

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This book was very insightful. Although being titled "The Innovators" it is more so above the innovations they brought to the table and how they were able to transition society. This book is written in a more historical sense and more so discusses the predecessors to many of the technologies that we have today. It is ever so interesting to see how we got to where we are today. Although this book does not directly reference digital marketing, it does reference many of the mediums we use to market digitally such as cell phones and computers. Without these mediums and machines, we would not be able to market digitally and we would be stuck with print media. We would also not be able to reach nearly the amount of people, sell online or target our desired individuals. There is a sense of efficiency that comes with the machines we use in order to market digitally. Without it, we would use a lot more time and energy on being inefficient. Our businesses would surely follow in a similar fashion and become much less profitable, mainly due to the high costs involved with print media. It will be interesting to see where digital marketing evolves in the near future. Yet, I believe it will continue to grow in the coming years and will adapt to the rise of smart technology and artificial intelligence. Which may be able to target and market digitally on your behalf which again would lower costs and increase efficiency even more.
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