A Short History of Technology: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900 Derry T. K.Paperback
A Short History of Technology: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900 Derry T. K.Paperback Until the publication of this book, historians had largely neglected the effects of technology on the course…
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A Short History of Technology: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 1900 Derry T. K.Paperback
Until the publication of this book, historians had largely neglected the effects of technology on the course of human history. 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. A.D. 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.
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. The 1750 -- the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Britain -- and the second continuing it up to 1900.