Opis: A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions - Susan Denham Wade

Why do we see the world the way we do? An unusual history of sight across 500 million years. Eyes were one of the very first body parts to evolve more than 500 million years ago, and their structure has remained virtually unchanged through most of evolutionary history. But eyes alone were never enough for Homo sapiens. From the mastery of fire a million years ago to the smartphone today, humans have repeatedly invented new ways to see their surroundings, each other and themselves. Artificial light, art, mirrors, writing, lenses, printing, photography, film, television, smartphones - these tools didn't just add to our visual repertoire, they shaped cultures around the world and made us who we are. Drawing on sources from anthropology to zoology, neuroscience to Netflix, As Far As the Eye Can See traces the history of seeing from the first evolutionary stirrings of sight and discovers that each time we changed how or what we see, we changed ourselves and the world around us. Along the way, it finds, sight slowly eclipsed our other senses. Are we now at 'peak seeing'? Can our eyes keep up with technology? Have we gone as far as the eye can see?

Szczegóły: A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions - Susan Denham Wade

Tytuł: A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions
Autor: Susan Denham Wade
Wydawnictwo: Flint Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780750997164
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2021
Ilość stron: 432
Format: 14.0x20.0cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.695 kg

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