Technology in America
A Brief History
Alan I Marcus author Howard P Segal author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:23rd Apr '18
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS 'Marcus and Segal have produced the first comprehensive textbook on the history of American technology. The treatment, which covers the period from the early seventeenth century through the very recent past, may be characterized as one embedding technology within a matrix of social, political, economic, and cultural history. ... Reflecting the authors' mastery of recent scholarship, the book deserves a place in all academic and public libraries as well as consideration for college class use.' - Choice; recognized as a Choice Outstanding Academic Book.
Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, this successful textbook surveys the history of technology in America from the 1600s to the 21st century. Alan I Marcus and Howard P. Segal explore the effect society, culture, politics and economics have had upon technological advances, and place the evolution of American technology within the broader context of the development of systems such as transportation and communications. This unique book connects phenomena such as colonial printing presses with the American Revolution; early photographs with the creation of an allegedly unique American character; and high-tech advances in biotechnology with a growing desire for individual autonomy.
This is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the history of technology, the history of science, and American history.
This text is distinctive for its breadth of coverage. It offers a near encyclopedic quality, tackling a huge and disparate range of technologies (from colonial beer making to the invention of nuclear power) with skill. * John Wills, University of Kent, UK *
This book is valuable in emphasising “ideas” and intellectual history as the key to the history of technology, and in stressing how American culture and society impact technology (rather than vice-versa). * Amy Bix, Iowa State University, USA *
ISBN: 9781137334855
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 653g
410 pages
3rd edition