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Science and Technology in 20th-Century American Life (Daily Life Through History) - Hardcover

Cumo, Christopher

 
9780313338182: Science and Technology in 20th-Century American Life (Daily Life Through History)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0313338183 ISBN 13: 9780313338182
Verlag: Greenwood, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

The twentieth century witnessed the greatest changes in technology and science that humans have ever witnessed. These occurred rapidly and affected such a broad range of people. Scientists, inventors, and engineers built upon the great inventions of the 19th century to expand the reach of modern technology - for a citizen in 1900, communication, transportation, and agricultural was still primarily local activities; by 2000, an American citizen was part of an interconnected global community. These developments in science and technology were also important in the social and cultural changes of the period. The Great Depression, the World Wars and Cold War, the civil rights and women's rights movements - all were greatly impacted by the rapid scientific and technological advancements in the universities and industry.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher Cumo is a freelance scholar. His specialty is American regional history. He has published two books on midwestern history: Seeds of Changes, and A History of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 1882-1997. He has a Ph.D in history from the University of Akron.

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Verlag
Greenwood
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0313338183
ISBN 13 
9780313338182
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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