An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology part 1. This one of a kind encyclopedia presents the entire field of technology from rudimentary agricultural tools to communication satellites in this first of its kind reference source. Following an introduction that discusses basic tools, devices, and mechanisms, the chapters are grouped into five parts that provide detailed information on materials, power and engineering, transportation, communication and calculation, and technology and society, revealing how different technologies have together evolved to produce enormous changes in the course of history | AN Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology EDITED BY IAN McNEIL Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE HISTORY OF .
