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Science and Technology in 20th-Century American Life
Christopher Cumo
Book Code: GR3818
ISBN: 0-313-33818-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33818-2
208 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2007
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Provides an undergraduate-level survey of 20th-century science and technology and its social impacts in the US. Its nine categories cover agriculture, transportation, health, the city, the home, communication (including computers and the Internet), the military, education (including changes of emphasis in high school science, and the development of the evolution versus creationism controversy in high schools), and leisure....Recommended. General readers; all undergraduate and two-year technical program students.
    —Choice     April 2008
  • Ten fact-packed chapters take readers on a fast tour of the history of technology in 20th century America--from agricultural implements through modern computers, telecommunications, and even skateboards. Along the way readers are treated to extensive descriptions of how changes in the selected technologies and areas of life intermingled....This will be a welcome resource for any high or middle school seeking a resource that emphasizes the STS or STEM approach to the social impacts of science and technology. It is a fun read and fits well with the other booksin the series on every day life.
    —NSTA Recommends     2007
Description: 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. Science and Technology in Twentieth-Century American Life chronicles this relationship between science and technology and the revolutions in the lives of everyday Americans. The volume includes a discussion of:
  • Transportation - the 20th century marked the transition from the railroad to the automobile and airplane, and the mass production of the automobile, and the building of roads and highways made it possible for Americans to travel the United States by car.
  • Communication -- radio and television brought news and entertainment into the home, while at the end of the century the World Wide Web linked people, news and entertainment by personal computer
  • Agriculture - The 20th century was an era of scientific farming. The techniques of animal and plant breeding combined with the science of genetics to produce high yielding varieties of crops and livestock to suit consumers.
    The book includes a timeline and a bibliography for those interested in pursuing further research, and over two dozen fascinating photos that illustrate the daily lives of Americans in the 19th Century
    • LC Card Number: 2007023462
    LCC Class: Q127
    Dewey Class: 509
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