Pathfinders - Technology

 

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Items remaining to be added to the database

• Science and technology desk reference : 1,500 answers to frequently-asked or difficult-to-answer questions by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Science and Technology Department (Q173 .S397 1993)
• Technics and Civilization by Lewis Mumford (CB478 .M8 1963)
• The Norton History of Technology by Donald Cardwell (T15 .C37 1995)
• The machine in America : a social history of technology by Carroll Pursell (T14.5 .P87 1995)
• Encyclopedia of Electronics by Stan Gibilisco (Reference Collection, TK7804 .E47 1990)
• The Timetables of Technology by Bryan Bunch (Reference Collection, T15 .B73 1993)

Note: books on technology will be scattered throughout the library, although many of them will be found in the "T" section. Try doing a keyword search or a title keyword search for particular kinds of technology, such as "clocks".

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ebrary

• Technology matters : questions to live with by David Nye
• Paths of fire : an anthropologist’s inquiry into Western technology by Robert McAdams
• Building a bridge to the 18th century : how the past can improve our future by Neil Postman

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webpages

 

• Ted - focuses on interaction between technology, entertainment, and design

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videos

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Political and Social Aspects of Technology

• Man on Earth : How Civilization and Technology Changed the Face of the World--a Survey From Space by Charles Sheffield (Oversized Collection, GF50 S53 1983)
• Science, Technology, and Society : the Impact of Science from 2000 B.C. to the 18th century, 3 volumes, by Judson Knight (Q125 .S434756 2002)
• The Reenchantment of the World by Morris Berman (B67 .B47 1984)
• Good Work by E. F. Schumacher (HM221 S365 1979)
• Empires of Time : Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures by Anthony Aveni (QB209 .A94 1989)
• Center for Democracy and Technology (website)

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