A Short History of Technology: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486274721 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 816 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Political, economic, and social factors had long been taken into account, but technological advances were not studied in the context of the history of the ages in which they occurred. It remained for the authors of this readable, profusely illustrated survey to relate technological developments to the history of each epoch.Chronologically, the text is divided into two parts, the first telling the story up to ca. Until the publication of this book, historians had largely neglected the effects of technology on the course of human history. A.D. The book begins with a general historical survey of ancient civilizations, then goes on to consider such topics as food production, metalworking, building construction, early sources of power, and the beginning of the chemical industry. 1750 — the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Britain — and the second continuing it up to 1900. Profusely illustrated and brimming with factual data, A Short History of Technology will appeal equally to students, scholars, historians of technology, and general readers.. The second and lengthier portion of the text focuses on the development of the steam engine, machine tools, modern transport, mining coal and metals, the rise of the modern chemical industry, textiles, the internal combustion engine, electricity, and more.To help relate the technology to
but how did all these contraptions actually work. This book surveys the history of vast areas of technological progress (chemicals, mining, agriculture, engines, trains, roads, weapons, printing, what have you), but in each area the information is on the level of a brief encyclopaedia article. Witness the section on "Bridges" (post-industrial revolution to 1900): it is only 9 pages, wi. Excellent survey of discoveries, inventions and technological breakthroughs from the ancient Egyptians to Thomas Edison OVERVIEW A Short History of Technology is not really very short. It runs for 782 pages in a 6" x 9" format in paperback. The title simply indicates that this is a 1960 abridgement of an earlier 5-volume scholarly set published in 19Excellent survey of discoveries, inventions and technological breakthroughs from the ancient Egyptians to Thomas Edison Rivermanmiss OVERVIEW A Short History of Technology is not really very short. It runs for 782 pages in a 6" x 9" format in paperback. The title simply indicates that this is a 1960 abridgement of an earlier 5-volume scholarly set published in 1949 designed to cover the development of every conceivable technology and its impact on human society start. 9 designed to cover the development of every conceivable technology and its impact on human society start. "Five Stars" according to LC. Book was in god condition and exactly what I needed