Sex, bombs, and burgers
Subtitle: how war, pornography, and fast food have shaped modern technology
By: Peter Nowak
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780762772742
Subjects: Social aspects; Popular culture; War and society; Modern Civilization; Convenience foods; Pornography; Technological innovations; Technology; History
Notes: "First published in Canada in 2010 by Viking Canada"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A Shameful Trinity; title: Weapons of Mass Consumption; title: Better Eating Through Chemistry; title: Arming the Amateurs; title: A Game of War; title: Food from the Heavens; title: The Naked Eye Goes Electronic; title: The Internet : Military Made, Porn Perfected; title: Seeds of Conflict; title: Fully Functional Robots; title: Operation Desert Lab; title: Conclusion: The Benevolence of Vice.