Men, Machines, and Modern Times

With a series of historical accounts from the nineteenth century, Men, Machines and Modern Times offers an entertaining and perceptive portrayal of change. Beginning with a remarkable illustration of resistance to innovation in the U. S. Navy following an officer's discovery of a more accurate way to fire a gun at sea, Elting Morison goes on to narrate the strange history of the new model steamship, the Wampanoag, in the 1860s. And with such details as this, he effectively demonstrates how technology has revolutionized our lives.