A Social History of American Technology
by Ruth Schwartz Cowan, Matthew H. Hersch
ISBN-10: 0195387260
ISBN-13: 9780195387261
$79.99
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published on
Mar 31, 2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Dimensions
6.25x0.75x9.50 Inches
Weight
1.08 Pounds
About the Book
A Social History of American Technology, Second Edition, tells the story of American technology from the tools used by its earliest inhabitants to the technological systems - cars and computers, aircraft and antibiotics - that we are familiar with today. Ruth Schwartz Cowan and Matthew H. Hersch demonstrate how technological change has always been closely related to social and economic development, and examine the important mutual relationships between social history and technological change. They explain how the unique characteristics of American cultures and American geography have affected the technologies that have been invented, manufactured, and used throughout the years - and also the reverse: how those technologies have affected the daily lives, the unique cultures, and the environments of all Americans.