Description |
viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Series |
Cambridge history of science |
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Cambridge history of science.
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Contents |
Preface -- 1. Diversity, necessity, and evolution -- 2. Continuity and discontinuity -- 3. Novelty: psychological and intellectual factors -- 4. Novelty: socioeconomic and cultural factors -- 5. Selection: economic and military factors -- 6. Selection: social and cultural factors -- 7. Conclusion: evolution and progress -- Bibliography Sources of quotations -- Index |
Analysis |
Technological development, to 1987 |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 219-240 |
Subject |
Technology -- History.
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Technology -- Philosophy.
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Technology -- history.
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LC no. |
87038217 |
ISBN |
0521228557 |
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0521296811 |
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