Lost Knowledge - The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories

Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories investigates early texts that speak of sophisticated technologies millennia ago that became obscured over time or were destroyed with the civilizations that had created them.

About the author

Benjamin B. Olshin is a Professor of Philosophy, the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, and Design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has written in a broad range of areas, including the history of cartography, the sociology of technology, the philosophy of science, and design.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin B Olshin, Benjamin B. Olshin
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.2019
• EAN: 9789004352711
• ISBN: 978-90-04-35271-1
• No. of pages: 474
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Technology and Change in Histo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)