Science And Technology in World History: An Introduction - Couverture souple

McClellan, James E.; Dorn, Harold

 
9780801883606: Science And Technology in World History: An Introduction
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0801883601 ISBN 13 : 9780801883606
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Now in its second edition, this bestselling textbook may be the single most influential study of the historical relationship between science and technology ever published. Tracing this relationship from the dawn of civilization through the twentieth century, James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn argue that technology as "applied science" emerged relatively recently, as industry and governments began funding scientific research that would lead directly to new or improved technologies. McClellan and Dorn identify two great scientific traditions: the useful sciences, patronized by the state from the dawn of civilization, and scientific theorizing, initiated by the ancient Greeks. They find that scientific traditions took root in China, India, and Central and South America, as well as in a series of Near Eastern empires, during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. From this comparative perspective, the authors explore the emergence of Europe and the United States as a scientific and technological power. The new edition reorganizes its treatment of Greek science and significantly expands its coverage of industrial civilization and contemporary science and technology with new and revised chapters devoted to applied science, the sociology and economics of science, globalization, and the technological systems that underpin everyday life.

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À propos de l'auteur

James E. McClellan III is professor of the history of science and Harold Dorn is professor emeritus of the history of science and technology at the Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801883601
ISBN 13 
9780801883606
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
464
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780801858697: Science And Technology In World History. An Introduction

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0801858690 ISBN 13 :  9780801858697
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999
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