02431cam a22003378i 4500999001300000001000900013003000400022005001700026008004100043010001700084020003000101040002300131042000800154050002100162082002800183100002600211245006100237263000900298264005200307300002000359336002600379337002800405338002700433504005100460505050400511520084601015650003201861906004501893942001201938952014301950  c595d59520584799OSt20251027205709.0180716s2019    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2018033892  a9781108441087 (paperback)  aDLCbengerdacDLC  apcc00aT14.5b.E37 201900a303.48/3bE215 20202231 aEde, Andrew,eauthor.10aTechnology and society :ba world history /cAndrew Ede.  a1811 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2019.  axi, 323pages cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThinking about technology -- Techonology and our ancient ancestors -- Origins of civilizations -- The Eastern age -- The Mediterranean world to the Islamic renaissance -- The European agrarian revolution and the proto-industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution and the rise of European power -- The Atlantic era I -- Domestic technology : bringing new technology to the people -- The second industrial revolution and globalization -- The digital age -- Conclusion : Technological challenges.  a"Technology and Society Technology and Society: A World History explores the creative power of humanity from the age of stone tools to the digital revolution. It introduces technology as a series of systems that allowed us to solve real-world problems and create a global civilization. The history of technology is also the history of the intellectual and cultural place of our tools and devices. With a broad view of technology, we can see that some of the most powerful technologies such as education and government produce no physical object but have allowed us to coordinate our inventive skills and pass knowledge through the ages. Yet although all human communities depend on technology, there are unexpected consequences from the use of technology which, as Ede shows, form a crucial part of this rich story"--cProvided by publisher. 0aTechnologyxSocial aspects.  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2ddccBK  00102ddc40708NFICaCLbCLcRESd2023-07-24ePurchased (FESI)g4193.00h10486l0o303.48/3 E215 2020p10486r2023-07-24w2023-07-24yBK