TY  - BOOK
AU  - McClellan,James E.
AU  - Dorn,Harold
TI  - Science and technology in world history: an introduction 
SN  - 9781421417752 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
AV  - Q 125 M478s 2015
U1  - 509 
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Science
KW  - History
KW  - Technology
KW  - Ciencia
KW  - Historia
KW  - Tecnología
KW  - Tool and die makers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; PrefaceIntroductionPart I.1. Humankind Emerges2. The Reign of the Farmer3. Pharaohs and Engineers4. Greeks Bearing Gifts5. Alexandria and AfterPart II.6. The Enduring East7. The Middle Kingdom8. Indus, Ganges, and Beyond9. The New WorldPart III.10. Plows, Stirrups, Guns, and Plagues11. Copernicus Incites a Revolution12. The Crime and Punishment of Galileo Galilei13. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'"Part IV.14. Textiles, Timber, Coal, and Steam15. Legacies of Revolution: From Newton toEinstein16. Life Itself17. Toolmakers Take Command18. The New Aristotelians19. The Bomb, the Internet, and the Genome20. Under Today's PharaohsAfterwordGuide to ResourcesIllustration CreditsIndex
N2  - Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers
ER  -