History of Technology Volume 22

History of Technology Volume 22
Author: Graham Hollister-Short
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350018937

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them, form the concern of this annual collection of essays. History of Technology, Volume 22 deals with the history of technical discovery and change and explores the relation of technology to other aspects of life - social, cultural and economic - and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.Published under the auspices of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London

History of Technology

History of Technology
Author: Graham Hollister-Short
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology
ISBN: 9781350018952

"The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them, form the concern of this annual collection of essays. History of Technology, Volume 22 deals with the history of technical discovery and change and explores the relation of technology to other aspects of life - social, cultural and economic - and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred. Published under the auspices of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

History of Technology Volume 23

History of Technology Volume 23
Author: Ian Inkster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 135001897X

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. It deals with the history of technical discovery and change and explores the relationship of technology to other aspects of life--social, cultural and economic--and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

History of Technology Volume 21

History of Technology Volume 21
Author: Graham Hollister-Short
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350018910

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

History of Technology Volume 16

History of Technology Volume 16
Author: Graham Hollister-Short
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1350018716

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

History of Technology Volume 10

History of Technology Volume 10
Author: Norman Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350018414

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

History of Technology Volume 11

History of Technology Volume 11
Author: Norman Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1350018481

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

History of Technology

History of Technology
Author: Ian Inkster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 135001902X

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. It deals with the history of technical discovery and change and explores the relationship of technology to other aspects of life - social, cultural and economic - showing how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

Science and Technology in World History, Volume 2

Science and Technology in World History, Volume 2
Author: David Deming
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786456426

Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.

History of Technology Volume 24

History of Technology Volume 24
Author: Ian Inkster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1350018996

The technical problems confronting different societies in different periods and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, the volumes in this series explore the relationship of technology to other aspects of life-social, cultural and economic-and show how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it has occurred.