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An Encyclopaedia of the history of technology /
This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia presents the entire field of technology--from rudimentary agricultural tools to communication satellites--in this first-of-its-kind reference source. Following an introduction that discusses basic tools, devices, and mechanisms, the chapters are grouped into five part...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
1990.
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| Colección: | Routledge reference.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia presents the entire field of technology--from rudimentary agricultural tools to communication satellites--in this first-of-its-kind reference source. Following an introduction that discusses basic tools, devices, and mechanisms, the chapters are grouped into five parts that provide detailed information on materials, power and engineering, transportation, communication and calculation, and technology and society, revealing how different technologies have together evolved to produce enormous changes in the course of history. Each chapter summarizes the development of a particular technology emphasizing its relation to the social context of the time as well as its place in current scientific thought. |
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| Notas: | Cover and spine title of paperback: An encyclopedia of the history of science. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 1062 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0203192117 9780203192115 020333017X 9780203330173 9780415013062 0415013062 1134981651 9781134981656 1280326565 9781280326561 9786610326563 6610326568 1134981643 9781134981649 |