They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators

图书标准信息

• 作者 Harold、Gail、David Lefer 著
• 出版社 Back Bay Books
• 出版时间 2006-05
• ISBN 9780316013857
• 定价 164.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 692页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Therealinventorofthesteamengine.Thecreatorofthebra.Themanwhoinventedmodernbanking.Thecreatorofthecomputeroperatingsystem.TheseandscoresofothersarethecharactersthatpopulateHaroldEvans'srollicking,brillianthistoryofthemenandwomenwhomadeAmericagreat.Vastandbeautifullydesignedwithhundredsofduotonesandphotosthroughout(manyneverbeforepublished),thebookisitselfacreationasgrandasthoseitdescribes.Evansrevealsthesurprisingtruthsbehindmanyofthecreationsthatmadeourmodernworld,aswellasthelessonswecanlearnbystudyingthegreatentrepreneursandinnovatorsofthepasttwocenturies.

【作者简介】

HarryEvanswasthefoundingeditorofCondeNastTraveler,editorialdirectorofUSNewsandWorldReport,andPresidentandPublisherofRandomHouse,wherehepublishedarecordnumberofbestsellers.HeisEnglishandwasborninManchester.