An Introduction
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James E. McClellan III is a professor of the history of science at Stevens Institute of Technology. Harold Dorn (1928-2011) was professor emeritus of the history of science and technology at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Preface Introduction Part I. 1. Humankind Emerges 2. The Reign of the Farmer 3. Pharaohs and Engineers 4. Greeks Bearing Gifts 5. Alexandria and After Part II. 6. The Enduring East 7. The Middle Kingdom 8. Indus, Ganges, and Beyond 9. The New World Part III. 10. Plows, Stirrups, Guns, and Plagues 11. Copernicus Incites a Revolution 12. The Crime and Punishment of Galileo Galilei 13. "God said, 'Let Newton be!'" Part IV. 14. Textiles, Timber, Coal, and Steam 15. Legacies of Revolution: From Newton toEinstein 16. Life Itself 17. Toolmakers Take Command 18. The New Aristotelians 19. The Bomb, the Internet, and the Genome 20. Under Today's Pharaohs Afterword Guide to Resources Illustration Credits Index