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Science and Technology in World History : An Introduction by Harold Dorn and James E., III McClellan (2006, Paperback)

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With its comprehensive coverage, "Science And Technology In World History: An Introduction (Second Edition)" is the perfect resource for students and anyone interested in the history of science and technology.

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Now in its second edition, this bestselling textbook may be the single most influential study of the historical relationship between science and technology ever published. Tracing this relationship from the dawn of civilization through the twentieth century, James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn argue that technology as "applied science" emerged relatively recently, as industry and governments began funding scientific research that would lead directly to new or improved technologies. McClellan and Dorn identify two great scientific traditions: the useful sciences, patronized by the state from the dawn of civilization, and scientific theorizing, initiated by the ancient Greeks. They find that scientific traditions took root in China, India, and Central and South America, as well as in a series of Near Eastern empires, during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. From this comparative perspective, the authors explore the emergence of Europe and the United States as a scientific and technological power. The new edition reorganizes its treatment of Greek science and examines significantly expands its coverage of industrial civilization and contemporary science and technology with new and revised chapters devoted to applied science, the sociology and economics of science, globalization, and the technological systems that underpin everyday life.

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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801883601
ISBN-13
9780801883606
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102841946

Product Key Features

Author
Harold Dorn, James E., III Mcclellan
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Number of Pages
496 Pages

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Weight
35.8 Oz
Height
1.2in
Width
7in
Length
10in

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Edition Number
2
LCCN
2005-027399
Publication Year
20060000
Lc Classification Number
Q125.M414 2006
Publication Date
2006-04-14
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"This historical account achieves its basic aim of demonstrating that, with the exception of quite recent history, technology has always influenced science, not the other way round." -- Nature, If I could attach bells and whistles and flashing lights to this review I would do so because McClellan and Dorn's book deserves to be brought to the attention of all professional historians -- and indeed the general reading public -- by any means necessary., Inclusive and Straightforward., "Inclusive and Straightforward." -- Technology and Culture
Group
Scholarly & Professional
Copyright Date
2006
Dewey Decimal
509
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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