A Short History of Technology Reprint of the Harvard University

Reprint of the Harvard University Press

and social factors had long been taken into account

Combining rare literary skill with careful research

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A Short History of Technology Reprint of the Harvard UniversityUntil the publication of this book, historians had largely neglected the effects of technology on the course of human history. Political, economic, and social factors had long been taken into account, but technological advances were not studied in the context of the history of the ages in which they occurred. It remained for the authors of this readable, profusely illustrated survey to relate technological developments to the history of each epoch.