A Social History of American Technology - Couverture souple

Schwartz Cowan, Ruth; Hersch, Matthew H

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195387260 ISBN 13 : 9780195387261

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2017

Synopsis

A Social History of American Technology, Second Edition, tells the story of American technology from the tools used by its earliest inhabitants to the technological systems--cars and computers, aircraft and antibiotics--that we are familiar with today. Ruth Schwartz Cowan and Matthew H. Hersch demonstrate how technological change has always been closely related to social and economic development, and examine the important mutual relationships between social history and technological change. They explain how the unique characteristics of American cultures and American geography have affected the technologies that have been invented, manufactured, and used throughout the years--and also the reverse: how those technologies have affected the daily lives, the unique cultures, and the environments of all Americans.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ruth Schwartz Cowan is Janice and Julian Bers Professor Emerita of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matthew H. Hersch is Assistant Professor of History of Science at Harvard University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195387260
• ISBN 13: 9780195387261
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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