“The modern scientific method in which experiments form part of a structured system of hypothesis, experimentation, and analysis is as recent as the seventeenth century; the problem-solving technology of cooking goes back thousands of years.” — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
“Traditional histories of technology do not pay much attention to food. They tend to focus on hefty industrial and military developments: wheels and ships,… — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
“You want to see the treat vanish and the happy face to appear and when this happens, you feel great about yourself.” — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
“Technology is not a form of robotics but something very human: the creation of tools and techniques that answer certain uses in our lives.” — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
“Here’s a quick translation: spork = a spoon with added tines; splayd = a knife, fork, and spoon in one, consisting of a tined… — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
“The modern scientific method in which experiments form part of a structured system of hypothesis, experimentation, and analysis is as recent as the seventeenth… — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
“For much of the twentieth century, American visitors to Britain found that everything was the wrong temperature: cold, drafty rooms; warm beer and milk;… — Bee Wilson Copy Share Image
