Kniha Technology and the West Terry S. Reynolds

Technology and the West

A Historical Anthology from Technology and Culture

Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Dostupnost: Očekávaný dotisk
Termín neznámý
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This anthology provides an overview of technology in Western civilization. Its 21 articles and overv...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
1997
Stránek
466
EAN
9780226710341
Enbook ID
04548725
Hmotnost
670
Rozměry
153 x 230 x 31

Kompletní popis

This anthology provides an overview of technology in Western civilization. Its 21 articles and overview essays demonstrate the complex relationship between between technological and social change from antiquity to the present. Specific topics include: the origins of contemporary social and political institutions in the irrigation civilizations of antiquity, technology and the military; popular perceptions of the early industrial revolution in Europe; the difference between invention and innovation; the role of government in the development of technology; the nature of technical expertise; and nuclear power and the environment. All the articles in this text originally appeared in the journal "Technology and Culture".

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