Technology in American History, Spring 2006
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Author: Smith, Merritt
Subject: Humanities, Science and Technology
Institution Name:
M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: A survey of America's transition from a rural, agrarian, and artisan society to one of the world's leading industrial powers. Treats the emergence of industrial capitalism: the rise of the factory system; new forms of power, transport, and communication; the advent of the large industrial corporation; the social relations of production; and the hallmarks of science-based industry. Views technology as part of the larger culture and reveals innovation as a process consisting of a range of possibilities that are chosen or rejected according to the social criteria of the time.
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Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Syllabi, Homework and Assignments, Lecture Notes
Media Formats: Text/HTML, Downloadable docs
Language: English
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