HIST 4085 - History of Technology

Meets with HIST 6085. This course introduces students to the study of the nature, development, role, and significance of technology as a dynamic element in human society. We begin with some consideration of technology in the broad sweep of human history and of the philosophy of technology. We next examine the so-called, scientific revolution: race, gender, and class formation surrounding the industrial revolution; the triumphs, horrors, and profound discontents of twentieth-century technological modernity.