I History of Technology

This part describes technological development in Western culture as well as in other cultures. It brings into focus Islamic technology, Chinese and other developed technological societies. It is of paramount importance to see the extent to which these societies became dependent upon various technologies and what kinds of technologies were preferred. There is an intimate link between our societies today and the choices made in the past.

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