The Maze of Ingenuity: Ideas and Idealism in the Development of Technology
Author: Arnold Pacey Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 318 From cathedrals to star wars, Pacey looks at the interaction of technologies and society over the past 1000 years and uses that survey to argue for a more humane form of future technological development. This edition concentrates on Europe and North America and incorporates recent insights from the history and sociology of technology. A new series of chapters extends Pacey's discussion of the role of ideas and ideals in...
The Maze of Ingenuity: Ideas and Idealism in the Development of Technology