The Timetables of Technology: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Technology by Bryan H. Bunch (PDF)

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An expansive reference on the history of technology brings the reader from the invention of the wheel through the latest scientific and technological advances. By the authors of The Timetables of Science.

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Editorial Reviews: From Library Journal Organized chronologically, beginning with the appearance of Homo habilis in 2,400,000 B.C. and concluding with a robotics-based ocean probe in Antarctica in 1993, this is a well-designed and comprehensive overview of technological developments. The major categories change over time from General, Agricultural/Construction, Communications/ Transportation, Food & Agriculture, and Tools/Materials to General, Communications, Electronics & Computers, Energy, Food & Shelter, Materials, Medical Technology, Tools & Devices, and Transportation, reflecting the development and increasing importance of new technologies. There are introductory textual sections, substantial annotations of points of interest, and extensive indexes. A companion to The Timetables of Science (S. & S., 1991), this is a useful reference tool for popular science collections.Hilary D. Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, Cal.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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⭐Intriguing book. Even though it’s a few years old, still worth every penny. If you’re interested in technical innovation, one of the things that emerges from this extensively researched book, is that a lot of technology was invented or discovered long before it was commercialized. Most of the time we attribute invention to the person who commercialized it. For example, Robert Fulton is often credited with “inventing” the steamboat, but Frenchman Jacques-Constantin Perier demonstrated one on the Seine in 1783 and in the US John Fitch demonstrated one in the US in 1787 establishing commercial service in 1790. Fulton isn’t a player until 1807 with his Clermont.The book is essentially set up in rows and columns with each double page covering 8 columns of topics: General, Architectural and Construction, Communication, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Materials, Medical Technology, Tools & Devices, and Transportation. The transecting rows cover one or more years and though the book goes back to the stone age, the bulk of the coverage runs from about 1000 to 1990.No depth of course, but it’w well indexed and an excellent resource as a starting point if you want to track history. Good “chain” references as well. In some ways the internet search has made this obsolete, but I’ve found that if you want to drill down on something, this does a better job of providing a starting point than most internet searches.

⭐Yes was cheap but ordered hardback to go with the rest of this series and got paperback. Please, look at orders when they come in as will now have to buy again. Cost to send back is not worth it.

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