HPSC4105 Lecture 1: (1) The Role of Technology in Society_ An Overview
23 Dec 2018
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(1) the role of technology in society: an overview. Peach, hugh gilbert 2005: technology in history: global perspective , in: sal revisto (ed. ) Cowan, ruth schwartz 1997: a social history of american technology, oxford: oxford. University press (chapters 1 & 2) can"t find. Elaborate and exemplify. (2) cause and effect of particular social changes are often hard to disentangle. The author gives an example that demonstrates this difficulty. Volti, rudi 2001: society and technological change, fourth edition, new york: worth. Publishers (chapters 1-5 & 15) library check out. The lessons learned working with and existing technology very often provide material, tools and knowledge base for the next stage of develop. Tech is applied sci and sci discoveries are easily converted to tech applications. Some technologies esp those involving military matters are sponsored by governments but majority are adopted by private businesses pursuing their economic goals.
