Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

Vincent, James

ISBN 10: 1324066148 / ISBN 13: 9781324066149

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2023

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Inhaltsangabe:

From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an essential task, to the intellectual origins of the metric system in the French Revolution, and from the surprisingly animated rivalry between metric and imperial, to our current age of the “quantified self.” At every turn, Vincent is keenly attuned to the political consequences of measurement, exploring how it has also been used as a tool for oppression and control.Beyond Measure

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: James Vincent is a senior reporter for the Verge, the Vox Media site devoted to technology and society. He has also written for the London Review of Books, Financial Times, and Wired. He lives in London.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of ...
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: good