The Engineering Revolution: How the Modern World Was Changed by Technology

Angus Buchanan

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Pen and Sword History, 2019

1473899087 / 9781473899087

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Used very good oversized hardcover in used very good dust jacket. Rear bottom of jacket has a 0.5 inch closed tear and has been placed in a clear protective mylar sleeve. 4to. (7 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches) Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes index, figures, and photos. 229 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Over the past two million years that human species have inhabited the Planet Earth they have distinguished themselves by their ability to make and do things creatively to ensure their survival. From the beginning, therefore, they have been defined by their technology, and the history of technology is the history of the species. For most of this period, the development of human technical skills has been extremely slow and repetitive, limited to basic tools and weapons and the ability to control fire. The utilization of animal power and the invention of the means of harnessing the power of wind and falling water added gradually to their technical skills, but it was the discovery of ways of using power from heat engines a mere three hundred years ago that accelerated this process into a prodigious expansion of technical power that fundamentally transformed human societies . It is this development which deserves to be to be called 'The Engineering Revolution' and provides the primary focus of this book.…

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Titolo
The Engineering Revolution: How the Modern World Was Changed by Technology
Autore
Angus Buchanan
Editore
Pen and Sword History
Anno di pubblicazione
2019
Condizione
Used very good
Sovraccoperta
Used very good
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1473899087
ISBN 13
9781473899087
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