HIS 2129 Final: Final Exam Study Package
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A process finding out what happened. A narrative telling what was found. Technological change drives economic growth (20th century) Solow 1957 increase in capital accounts for 13% of us growth 1909-1949. 87% residual increase attributed to technical change. Productivity changed accounted for 34% of growth in developed countries. Antiquity - technology was practical or productive part of general arts. 18th century technology becomes a category as industrial revolution starts. Antiquity greeks said arts were useful and fine. Practical arts called mechanical problem-solving, banausic, slaves, sordid. 19th century arts called applied science, practical science studied in polytechnics. Tech is art of speech systematic approach, speaking/thinking, lexicon (aristotle) 18th century tech was science of the arts. 1st schools of tech in france & germany. Tortelli & vergil added inventions to list of natural history. History of tech stayed a list until 19th century who came up with what/when (encyclopedias developed) Lewis mumford technics & civ published in 1934.
