世界文明中的技术

by Arnold Pacey, 阿诺德·佩西, 朱峒樾 (Translator)

本书概述了自公元1000年起、横跨千年的世界技术发展传播史。这场讨论围绕着三个关键概念展开：技术对话、环境制约、工业革命。作者使用了“技术对话”这个术语来挑战自上而下的“技术转移”概念，它表明技术传入一地后，通常被调整以适应当地的需求和条件，也常常引发进一步的创新。本书追溯了一千多年来的这些相遇和交流，考察了农业、火器、印刷、电力和铁路等技术的变化，探索发生在世界不同地区的技术对话。

以往，衡量进步的标准是技术革新的速度、创造产出及利润的提升效率；当下，技术对环境的影响成为了最主要的问题。因此，本书的最后几章将故事带入更具现实意义的21世纪，从全球视角讨论包括石油化工、航空航天和数字化在内的技术发展，提出需要什么样的新型工业革命来迎接人类世的挑战。

Genres: History, Technology, Science, Anthropology, Economics, Nonfiction, Engineering

438 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1990

Reviews

[Vadim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A succinct overview of the spread and development of technology in the world starting roughly in the 1000 A.D. The book is focused mainly on the technological dialogue between different cultures and adaptation of foreign technology to local needs.

One detail which I find very interesting is that Europeans were much more mechanically oriented than Asians/Indians. This shows in the different treatment of clocks and attention to the details of produced mechanisms.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a failed attempt at pluralism in the history of technology. Despite its best efforts it remains Eurocentric and betrays the author's deep-seated gender bias. Very out-dated thinking!

[Nuria · Rating 3 out of 5]

jangan pake contoh tentang teknologi mobil salju buat jawaban uas ya....ntar senasib kaya gue hehehehe