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Author Basalla, George.

Title The evolution of technology / George Basalla
Published Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988

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Description viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Series Cambridge history of science
Cambridge history of science.
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.
Technology -- Philosophy.
Technology -- history.
LC no. 87038217
ISBN 0521228557
0521296811