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The history of invention from stone axes to silicon chips

Trevor Illtyd Williams

New York Facts on File 1987

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (C1.34.2 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    The history of invention from stone axes to silicon chips
  • Autor: Trevor Illtyd Williams
  • Assuntos: Technology -- History; Technologie -- Histoire; INVENÇÕES (HISTÓRIA); TECNOLOGIA (HISTÓRIA)
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-344) and index
  • Descrição: The beginnings of civilization -- The agricultural revolution -- Domestic life -- Transport -- Building construction -- Power and machinery -- Metals and metal-working -- The technology of war -- The rise of Islam -- Paper and printing -- Shipping and navigation -- The beginning of mechanization -- The birth of the chemical industry -- Architectural development -- The arts of war -- The dawn of the modern world -- Prime movers -- New modes of transport -- Mining and metals -- Household appliances -- The changing pattern of agriculture -- The early 20th century -- Military technology and World War One -- Sources of energy -- New channels of communication -- Transport: the rise of road and air -- New building techniques -- The rise of the chemical industry -- The post-war world -- Medicine and public health -- New aspects of agriculture and food -- New materials -- Computers and information technology -- New military technologies -- The shrinking earth -- The way ahead.
    Chronicles thousands of inventions, and explains and places them in their historical, cultural, and scientific context.
  • Editor: New York Facts on File
  • Data de criação/publicação: 1987
  • Formato: 352 p illustrations (some color) 30 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês
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