{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-american-technology-paperback","title":"A Social History of American Technology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Schwartz Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew H. Hersch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Social History of American Technology\u003c\/em\u003e, Second Edition, tells the story of American technology from the tools used by its earliest inhabitants to the technological systems--cars and computers, aircraft and antibiotics--that we are familiar with today. Ruth Schwartz Cowan and Matthew H. Hersch demonstrate how technological change has always been closely related to social and economic development, and examine the important mutual relationships between social history and technological change. They explain how the unique characteristics of American cultures and American geography have affected the technologies that have been invented, manufactured, and used throughout the years--and also the reverse: how those technologies have affected the daily lives, the unique cultures, and the environments of all Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth Schwartz Cowan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Janice and Julian Bers Professor Emerita of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew H. Hersch\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of History of Science at Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135386554503,"sku":"9780195387261","price":172.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/96e17328d9e556b85ddf820cca11ebd3.webp?v=1732649093","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-american-technology-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}