Technology in America: A Brief History

by Alan I. Marcus, Howard Segal

Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, this successful textbook surveys the history of technology and the role it has played in the social, cultural, political and economic development of the American nation, from the 1600s to the 21st century. With new content on globalisation, Native American technologies, women and gender, and environment.

Genres: Nonfiction, Technology, American History

428 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Chase Pheifer]

I read this for my History of Science and Tech class. It was pretty dry, and it was hard to follow a cohesive argument throughout. It felt like a hodgepodge of technological anecdotes in semi-chronological order with a couple points made through the stories. I read the preface and chp. 3 (p. 63-87 only), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (p. 263-279, 293-295), and 11.

[Me · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was used as the textbook in a graduate course in the History of Technology. Surprisingly, it was not dull. Technology is a term used to mean many, many items that the typical reader does not equate with the term. For example, any tool is technology including the pencil, any process, etc.