Sean F. Johnston Libri

Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, this book offers an appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this discipline.

This book explores how holograms became embedded in modern popular culture. It traces their cultural roots in earlier visual technologies such as stereoscopes and 3-D movies, and examines how holograms of bewildering varieties added novel types of visual spectacle and appeal.

An engaging study of the history and consequences of technological fixes and the belief that they can overcome social and political problems.