By Lesley Cormack,Andrew Ede
A historical past of technological know-how in Society is a concise assessment that introduces complicated rules in a non-technical style. Ede and Cormack hint the historical past of the altering position of technology in society and discover the hyperlink among the pursuit of information and the will to make that wisdom useful.
New subject matters during this version comprise astronomy and arithmetic in historic Mayan society, technology and know-how in historic India and China, and Islamic cartography. New "Connections" good points offer in-depth exploration of the methods technology and society interconnect. The textual content is followed by way of fifty five color maps and diagrams, and eight color plates highlighting key strategies and occasions. Essay questions, bankruptcy timelines, yet another readings part, and an index supply extra aid for college students. A better half reader edited through the authors, A heritage of technological know-how in Society: A Reader, is usually available.
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