Mechanical Metamorphosis - Technological Change in Revolutionary America

?York's convincing and clearly written analysis necessitates a re-evalaution of our understanding of the historical role of technology in the US. The American Revolution seems to have elicited a commitment to a technological republic, not just to abstract political ideals. In opposing restrictive British imperial policy, colonial Americans began to embrace the concept that up-to-date technologies would produce considerable political and economic influence. ... This important volume is an instructive complement to Silvio A. Bedini, Thinkers and Tinkers: Early American Men of Science and John F. Kasson, Civilizing the Machine. Highly recommended for college, university, and public libraries.?-Choice

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• Authors: Neil Longley York, York Neil L.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.1985
• EAN: 9780313244759
• ISBN: 978-0-313-24475-9
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Science, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, History of engineering and technology, Sociology & anthropology, Impact of science & technology on society, History of engineering & technology, Impact of science and technology on society, Sociology and anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies