Technology in Western Civilization: The emergence of modern industrial society, earliest times to 1900Presents the history of development in technology from pre-historic times to the present day and its effect on social institutions. For contents, see Author Catalog. |
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Contents
The Importance of Technology in Human Affairs | 3 |
3 Mesopotamian and Egyptian Technology | 26 |
4 The Classical Civilizations | 47 |
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19th century advance agricultural American appeared application areas became began beginning bridge British building built called canals carried cast cent chemical cities Civil coal common Company construction continued cylinder devices early economic effect electric England established Europe European example exhibition experience factory field followed force France French furnace German growth hand heat important improved increased Industrial Revolution industry interest invention iron Italy known labor land later less light living London machine machinery major manufacture material means mechanical metal methods mill natural operation organization patent period population possible practical problem production railroad result River scientific ships social society specialized steam engine steel stone structure success supply technical techniques tion trade transportation turn United Western wheels
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| Title | Technology in Western Civilization: The emergence of modern industrial society, earliest times to 1900 Volume 1 of Technology in Western Civilization, Melvin Kranzberg Volume 1 of Technology in Western Civilization: “The” Emergence of Modern Industrial Society : Earliest Times to 1900, Melvin Kranzberg |
| Editors | Melvin Kranzberg, Carroll W. Pursell |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 802 pages |
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