Technology and Commercial Air Travel

by Rudi Volti

Overview

Rudi Volti explores the economical, political, cultural, and social events that propelled the technological advances of the airline industry. From more advanced airplanes to better security and safety, Volti also presents how the contributions of air travel have shaped the world that we live in today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872292130
Publisher:	American Historical Association
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Series:	SHOT Historical Perspectives on Technology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Rudi Volti is emeritus professor of sociology at Pitzer College and a founding member of the Science, Technology, and Society program of the Claremont Colleges. His publications include Technology, Politics, and Society in China (1982); Society and Technological Change (7th edition,2014); The Engineer in History with John Rae (2nd edition, 2001); The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Science Technology, and Society (2000); Technology and East Asian Economic Transformation (2002); Cars and Culture (2nd edition, 2005); and an introduction to the Sociology of Work and Occupations (2nd edition, 2012).

Table of Contents

Series Introduction

Introduction: A Miraculous Banality

Chapter 1: A Short History of Airline Travel

Chapter 2: Developing Aircraft Technologies in the Era of the Piston Engine

Chapter 3: The Era of the Jet-Powered Airplane

Chapter 4: Airline Infrastructure

Chapter 5: Safety and Security

Chapter 6: Air Travel and the Shaping of Our World

Conclusion

Bibliographic Essay

Endnotes