I want to read as many things as I can about early adaptors of technologies of yesteryear (like the first people who jumped on the radio, transistors, calculators etc.) Do you know of any articles/books/people studying this? [more inside]
posted by melodykramer on Feb 17, 2009 - 14 answers

When plastic was first discovered/invented, was there a time when it had luxury cachet? More specifically, was there a time when the very rich (and hip) would have used plastic plates? [more inside]
posted by Marquis on Sep 17, 2005 - 17 answers