Tracing the relationship between science and technology from the dawn of civilization to the early twenty-first century; James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn’s bestselling book argues 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; which societies patronized from time immemorial; and the exploration of questions about nature itself; which the ancient Greeks originated. The authors examine scientific traditions that took root in China; India; and Central and South America; as well as in a series of Near Eastern empires in late antiquity and the Middle Ages. From this comparative perspective; McClellan and Dorn survey the rise of the West; the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century; the Industrial Revolution; and the modern marriage of science and technology. They trace the development of world science and technology today while raising provocative questions about the sustainability of industrial civilization.This new edition of Science and Technology in World History offers an enlarged thematic introduction and significantly extends its treatment of industrial civilization and the technological supersystem built on the modern electrical grid. The Internet and social media receive increased attention. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources; incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Much More Than a Story of PerilBy DR; critic at largeRichard Snow wrote a carefully researched yet flowing narrative about the Battle of the North Atlantic merged with his family's personal story of his father's role as a naval officer in that battle. Those who are curious about an eyewitness perspective of a junior officer serving on a small ship; a destroyer escort; will find the book engaging because it is based on the well-written letters from Snow' father to his mother.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Another view of the Atlantic WarBy JOHN FRANCISI expected much more when I purchased this book. I found the first parts of thhe book really boring. There was too much written about the Author's father; and his training; and how had he tried to get into the Atlantic situation. It was not until the final chapters that Snow begins to speak of the real submarine warfare; but only then in not much detail; i.e. a sub was sighted after sinking a ship; the sub was brought to the service and captured; all told in a very routine manner. Meanwhile the Atlantic was being controlled by the German Wolfpack; and ships were being sunk; but not much was said about this. I would like to have read more detail about the American east coast and the damage caused in that area by the Germans. I don't think I would recommend this book to anyone; but never the less I did read it and found it to be good reading; but not great.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An amalgam of goldBy CJSThis book takes the personal experiences of one man and his connection to a WWII destroyer escort to create an underlying theme. Then - chapter by chapter - this theme is woven through an amalgam of vignettes to develop the much greater historical story of the battle for the Atlantic.The historical context is there; but by and large this book is about people. Some had a small role while others had a most significant role in the history that unfolds through a person's "life and times" vignette.Many of the book chapters' stand on their own. And each is an interesting read. But there is also connectedness to each chapter as the theme moves forward through time and events to the end of a war and into the satisfying start of new beginnings.
