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Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology from Routledge

Comprised of essays arranged alphabetically from Absorbent Materials to X-Rays in Diagnostic Medicine, most on individual objects, artifacts, techniques, and products, this is an up-to-date reference work for all those involved in teaching or researching the history of twentieth-century technology, as well as the serious general reader. The core of each of the main entries is a technical description, within a historical narrative, of about 1,000 words plus illustrations and further reading. There are also about 30 longer survey entries that address broad questions of technological systems, such as the context in which the various technologies were developed, discussions of any controversies and schools of thought, comparisons between different political and economics systems, and the various ways in which different nations have attempted to make and apply science and technology policies.

Read a few of the interesting entries:

See a thematic list of entries in the book.

In addition to the above title, other new Credo Reference Titles are:
  1. African-American Writers: A Dictionary
  2. The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia
  3. Biographical Dictionary of Psychology
  4. Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Philosophers
  5. Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia
  6. Dictionary of World Philosophy
  7. Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
  8. Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries
  9. Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003
  10. Encyclopedia of Postmodernism
  11. Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
  12. Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology
  13. Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs
  14. Immigration and Asylum from 1900 to Present
  15. International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
  16. Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook

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