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Still, the unfamiliar power of a new technology was seldom a match for a complacent human mind bent on ignoring it.

James D. Hornfischer

Still, the unfamiliar power of a new technology was seldom a match for a complacent human mind bent on ignoring it.

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About James D. Hornfischer

James D. Hornfischer (November 18, 1965 – June 2, 2021) was an American literary agent, author, and naval historian.
A one-time book editor at the publishing company HarperCollins in New York, Hornfischer was later president of Hornfischer Literary Management, a literary agency in Austin, Texas.