Origins of Modernity–the modern era.
Arnold Pacey,
Technology in World Civilization,
(Cambridge, Mass.:MIT Press, 1990).
Introduction: Historical Themes in the history of technology.
| # | Chapter | page |
| 1 | An Age of Asian technology, 700-1100 AD |
1
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| 2 | Before the Mongols (pre-1200) |
20
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| 3 | Movements West, 1150-1490. |
38
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| 4 | Conquest in the Americas, and Asian trade. |
58
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| 5 | Gunpowder empires, 1450-1650. |
73
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| 6 | Concepts in technology, 1550-1750. |
92
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| 7 | Three industrial movements. 1700-1815. |
108
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| 8 | Guns and Rails: Asia, Britain & America. |
131
|
| 9 | Railroad Empires, 1850-1940. |
150
|
| 10 | Scientific revolutions and technical dreams. |
168
|
| 11 | Survival technology in the 20th century. |
187
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Pacey on Meaning | Pursell | Technology defined | Dimensions of Technology
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| Tools of Toil: what to read. | ||
| Tools are historical building blocks of technology. | ||
Pacey on Meaning | Pursell | Technology defined | Dimensions of Technology | Chronology of tools
Technology Index | Site map | Vocabulary
