The History of Science and Technology: A Browser’s Guide to the Great Discoveries, Inventions, and the People Who Made Them from the Dawn of Time to Today by Bryan H. Bunch (PDF)

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A comprehensive survey of scientific and technological achievement features more than seven thousand entries, along with 150 short essays on a wide variety of topics, two hundred biographies of scientists and inventors, historical overviews, more than three hundred illustrations, and much, much more.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up–Based on the authors’ The Timetables of Science(1988; o.p.) and The Timetables of Technology(1993, both S & S),this hefty volume is divided into 10 periods, each beginning with an overview of major advances, many of which caused controversy in political, social, and religious arenas. The introductions are followed by yearly chronicles of specific accomplishments ranging from the time when hominoids used pebble tools through 2003. In all there are more than 7000 brief entries under such broad headings as “Tools,” “Construction,” “Astronomy,” “Food & Agriculture,” “Physics,” and “Mathematics.” Nearly 200 feature essays are interspersed, including “The Manhattan Project,” “How did the Egyptians build the pyramids?,” “Early surgery,” “Time shifting,” “The canal age,” and “The size of the universe.” These are best accessed from the table of contents, as the index doesn’t differentiate essays from text references. Biographies appear as boxed insets with information on career highlights and a small portrait. While informative, the black-and-white photographs and illustrations found throughout are of mediocre quality. An affordable one-volume reference.–Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author No BioNo Bio

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Since this book begins thousands of years before Christ, the fact it isn’t newly written isn’t a problem. It’s easy to understand.It covers a variety of kinds of progress, such as the development of language, medicine, mathematics, science, architecture, construction, religion, as well as marking the flourishing of various leaders of times gone by.Long enough to feel encyclopedic, but fun to explore. Not for a quick look through. The events described are basically attached to the time frame in which they happened, giving you a feeling for what times were like for the people that lived then.I had this book in print, but bought it on the Kindle for PC to allow increasing the font sizes and improving the presentation, which to me is quite satisfactory. Recommended for learning about the brighter side of human existence. I dropped one star because it seemed just a little dry at times.

⭐This is the next-to-last chronology of a sequence I have been working on since 1the 1980s–originally the TImetabes of Science. I strongly recommend the most recent version, STEM Chronology: A History of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, which carries the history to 2017 and also includes many new entries for earlier years. In particular, we have learned so much about the technology of prehistory since 2003 that the earliest years have been almost completely revised. in addition to every other reason to get the STEM Chronology, I have priced it at $25 for the paperback, $9.95 for the KIndle version–a big savings either way.

⭐Well researched, and well written reference. The insert articles highlight interesting historical parallels , and emphasize the continuum in development of science and technology. However, it is somewhat overly detailed, and the reading takes quite a long time. Still struggling to get through 20th century, which occupies about half a book.

⭐This book is a requirement for one of my college courses. There is so much information in this book about science, inventions, and discoveries. The negative; it’s in date order. If you are trying to research by subject it would be difficult in this book. If you are search by time, this book is excellent. This is one of my books that I will keep after my class is completed.

⭐Excellent resource. However, it is a bit difficult for many of my 6-8 grade science students to read. Definitely more of a teacher or home resource.

⭐I thought it was going to be a written history of science and technolgy in story form but it was a short snippits of science and technology in chronological form. I wanted background. judge 1950

⭐Not what I expected; far too general.

⭐VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!!!!!

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