History of Technology

A carefully researched history of dentistry from 3000 B.C.E. to the present. In ancient times people believed that a toothache was caused by a toothworm; th...

The ancient Chinese thought they were magical dragons. Some old-time scientists thought that because they were so big, all they could do was float in water...

Did you know that an eighth-grader from New Jersey invented the snowboard? Or that the inventor of the trampoline demonstrated his invention by bouncing wi...

The New York Times Bestselling Freakonomics Was A Worldwide Sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt And Stephen J. Dubner Return With Superfreakonomics, And Fans A...

A Breakthrough Theory That Tools And Technology Are The Real Drivers Of Human Evolution Although Humans Are One Of The Great Apes, Along With Chimpanzees, G...

A Revelatory History Of The People Who Created The Computer And The Internet Discusses The Process Through Which Innovation Happens In The Modern World, Cit...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they def...

In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to ...

Once you decide to raise chickens, you'll need all the information and advice you can get. And lucky for you, this book is as far as you'll have to look. A...

This Book Offers A New Cultural History Of The Railway Age In Britain. As The Newly Constructed Railways Transformed The Landscape And The Economics Of Nine...

Fine Woodworking Design Books provide the best work in wood from craftsmen around the world. Woodworkers the world over have been waiting for the latest edi...

The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Rational Optimist And Genome Returns With A Fascinating, Brilliant Argument For Evolution That Definitively Dis...

Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. ...

For lovers of facts, students of popular culture, history buffs, and science enthusiasts, the fascinating stories behind 500 everyday items, expressions, a...

Chronicles the history of America's secret counterterrorist unit, tells how members are recruited and trained, and explains its key role in the Iran hostage...

This package contains the following components: -0135072956: Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications -0135063272: Lab Manual for Ele...

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. Publishers Weekly In Boorstin's 1983 bestseller The Discover...

During The Early Twentieth Century, The Eccentric And Brilliant Inventor Nikola Tesla Blazed The Path That Electrical Development Followed For Many Years To...

Describes how the Romans put to use and expanded the scientific achievements of earlier civilizationsCategories: Science & Math TechnologyHistory of Tec...

Today Technology Has Created A World Of Dazzling Progress, Growing Disparities Of Wealth And Poverty, And Looming Threats To The Environment. This Book Offe...

This Book Tracks The Life History Of Insecticide-treated Nets To Explain How And Why This Technology Became A Cornerstone Of Global Malaria Control In The T...

This definitive survey examines the impact of nuclear weaponry on national security issues. Written by an experienced author and founder of the Peace and Co...

The New York Times Bestselling Freakonomics Was A Worldwide Sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt And Stephen J. Dubner Return With Superfreakonomics, And Fans A...

An eminent expert on Japanese culture draws on unparalleled access to Sony's archives and executives to craft a revelatory portrait of the passions and loy...

A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’s “great hush.”In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley C...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illust...

The #1 New York Times bestseller The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s gr...

Now in paperback, Engineers tells the story of the brilliant minds that have constructed our man-made world, from ancient pyramids to modern spaceflight D...

A revised edition of the New York Times bestselling classic: the epic story of the golden years of American space exploration, told by the men who rode the ...

"Full of fascinating characters, deeds of heroic daring . . . [a] powerful book."--New York TimesOne of the last secrets of World War II is why the Germans...

An introduction to the unparalleled achievements of ancient China and the inventions, discoveries, and scientific advances that helped inspire the European ...

It specialized in selling dreams: wildly popular comedies like It Happened One Night and Men in Black. Sweeping epics, including Lawrence of Arabia, and sci...

As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that h...

On A Winter Day In 1903, In The Outer Banks Of North Carolina, Two Unknown Brothers From Ohio Changed History. But It Would Take The World Some Time To Beli...

An exciting new edition to the DK First Reference series, this fun-packed nature encyclopedia introduces children to every aspect of the natural world. ...

Elon Musk, The Entrepreneur And Innovator Behind Spacex, Tesla, And Solarcity, Sold One Of His Internet Companies, Paypal, For $1.5 Billion. Ashlee Vance Ca...

The Nuclear Borderlands explores the sociocultural fallout of twentieth-century America's premier technoscientific project--the atomic bomb. Joseph Masco o...

Angela Ki Che Leung's meticulous study begins with the classical annals of the imperial era, which contain the first descriptions of a feared and stigmatize...

From the earliest engineers such as Archimedes and Hero of Alexandria, heroes of the Industrial Revolution like Eli Whitney and Alessandro Volta, and pione...