Technology's Storytellers: Reweaving the Human Fabric

@book{citeulike:2681262, abstract = {This is the study of the emergence of the history of technology as a coherent intellectual discipline. It is based on an analysis of the 272 articles published in Technology and Culture through 1980, focusing on language, themes, and methodological style. The first chapter proposes a model of historical research as a communal rather than an individualistic endeavor, and it explores evidentiary and interpretative theses in the articles. In particular it looks for paterns of consensus in the authors' choices of time periods, geographical locations, and types of technology to study. Subsequent chapters discuss three recurrent themes: emerging technology, the relationship between science and technology, and the cultural ambience of technology.}, author = {Staudenmaier, John M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2681262}, keywords = {culture, review, science, techonology}, posted-at = {2008-04-17 10:34:08}, priority = {4}, publisher = {The MIT Press}, school = {The Society for the History of Technology}, title = {Technology's Storytellers: Reweaving the Human Fabric}, year = {1985} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:2681262 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2681262 TI - Technology's Storytellers: Reweaving the Human Fabric PB - The MIT Press N2 - This is the study of the emergence of the history of technology as a coherent intellectual discipline. It is based on an analysis of the 272 articles published in Technology and Culture through 1980, focusing on language, themes, and methodological style. The first chapter proposes a model of historical research as a communal rather than an individualistic endeavor, and it explores evidentiary and interpretative theses in the articles. In particular it looks for paterns of consensus in the authors' choices of time periods, geographical locations, and types of technology to study. Subsequent chapters discuss three recurrent themes: emerging technology, the relationship between science and technology, and the cultural ambience of technology. KW - culture KW - review KW - science KW - techonology AU - Staudenmaier, John PY - 1985/// ER -