History of Technology Volume 27
Author | : Ian Inkster |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2016-09-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781350019065 |
ISBN-13 | : 1350019062 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Download or read book History of Technology Volume 27 written by Ian Inkster and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technical problems confronting different societies and periods and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. It deals with the history of technical discovery and change and explores the relationship of technology to other aspects of life - social, cultural and economic - and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred. Volume 27 includes a special issue on The Professional Identity of Engineers:Historical and Contemporary Issues.