The Timetables of Technology: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Technology - Hardcover

Bunch, Bryan H.; Hellemans, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671769189 ISBN 13: 9780671769185

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1993

Synopsis

An expansive reference on the history of technology brings the reader from the invention of the wheel through the latest scientific and technological advances. By the authors of The Timetables of Science.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Organized chronologically, beginning with the appearance of Homo habilis in 2,400,000 B.C. and concluding with a robotics-based ocean probe in Antarctica in 1993, this is a well-designed and comprehensive overview of technological developments. The major categories change over time from General, Agricultural/Construction, Communications/ Transportation, Food & Agriculture, and Tools/Materials to General, Communications, Electronics & Computers, Energy, Food & Shelter, Materials, Medical Technology, Tools & Devices, and Transportation, reflecting the development and increasing importance of new technologies. There are introductory textual sections, substantial annotations of points of interest, and extensive indexes. A companion to The Timetables of Science (S. & S., 1991), this is a useful reference tool for popular science collections.
Hilary D. Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0671769189
• ISBN 13: 9780671769185
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 490