Technology
Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
Paperback
The dramatic story of an ingenious man who explained nature and created a country
The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car
Paperback
The renowned design writer on the extraordinary history of car design
The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why
Paperback
A philosopher calls for a revolution in ethics, suggesting we expand our “moral circle” to include insects, AI systems and even microbes
Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator
Paperback
The hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb and went with us to the moon—and the mathematicians, designers and inventors who brought it to life
Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software
Hardback
A tech insider explains how capitalism and software development make for such a dangerous mix