NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Melvin Kranzberg, Mcclelland & Stewart, Ben Goldacre
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Thursdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, bethune 217 please contact first. This course examines the history, development and use of key technologies from antiquity to present day. We will explore how social, political and economic factors can have an effect on the success or failure of new technologies, and the impact new technologies have on society. Key themes that will be surveyed in this course include a) technology, culture, race and gender, b) religion and technology, c) the relationship between science and technology, d) the management of technology, and e) how users shape new technologies. Further information about natural science courses can be found at www. nats. yorku. ca. The class is scheduled to meet on tuesday and thursday afternoons from 4-5:30pm. Classes will begin with a lecture followed by a discussion period of class readings. Students are required to remain for both the lecture and discussion periods.