History of technology, it is the history of how humans developed various tools and techniques.

From the medieval farm implements used by the first colonists to the invisible links of the Internet, the history of technology in America is a history of society as well.

Emphasizes the relationship between man's general history and the history of technical progress up to 1900.

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This is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the history of technology, the history of science, and American history.

Technology and American Society remains the ideal introduction to the myriad interactions of technological advancement with social, economic, cultural, and military change throughout the course of American history.

This book presents an evolutionary theory of technological change based upon recent scholarship in the history of technology and upon relevant material drawn from economic history and anthropology.

Carroll Pursell tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. His fascinating and surprising history links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their ...

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