| A Social History of Engineering, second edition Contributor(s): Armytage, W. H. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0262511711 ISBN-13: 9780262511711 Publisher: MIT Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8" (1.00 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A Social History of Engineering" shows how social and economic conditions in each age have precipitated advances in engineering. There are, in short, economic, political, and philosophical implications in changing technologies. While the book begins with the Stone Age, the Greeks, and the Romans, the bulk of the volume concentrates on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. "A Social History of Engineering" reflects Professor Armytage's special subject area interests, namely nineteenth-century industrial society, radical and socialist movements, the history of professional organization, and the study of higher and technical education. |