Rudi Volti is a professor of sociology at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is the author of Society and Technological Change (St. Martins Press, 1988). Articles by this Contributor Fall 2010Frozen Food Spring 1994How We Got Frozen Food Clarence Birdseye found a simple, effective way to do the freezing, but that was just the first step Read >> Fall 1990Why Internal Combustion? In the beginning, steam and electricity seemed much more promising for automobiles. The reasons they died out aren’t as simple as you may think. Read >>