| Description |
viii, 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. .1 From ape to Alexander -- ch. 1. Humankind emerges: tools and toolmakers -- ch. 2. Reign of the farmer -- ch. 3. Pharaohs and engineers -- ch. 4. Greeks bearing gifts -- pt. 2. Thinking and doing among the world's peoples -- ch. 5. Enduring east -- ch. 6. Middle kingdom -- ch. 7. Indus, Ganges, and beyond -- ch. 8. New worlds -- pt. 3. Europe -- ch. 9. Plows, stirrups, guns, and plagues -- ch. 10. Copernicus incites a revolution -- ch. 11. Crime and punishment of Galileo Galilei -- ch. 12. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'" -- pt. 4. Brave new world -- ch. 13. Industrial revolution -- ch. 14. Road to modern science: pure and applied -- ch. 15. Life itself -- ch. 16. Toolmakers take command -- ch. 17. New Aristotelians -- ch. 18. Applied science and technology today. |
| Subject |
Science -- History.
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Technology -- History.
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Tool and die makers -- History.
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| Added Author |
Dorn, Harold, 1928-
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| ISBN |
0801858682 alkaline paper |
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0801858690 paperback alkaline paper |
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