Science and Society

by John Scales Avery

Book Overview

The latest advances and discoveries in science have made, and continue to make, a huge impact on our lives. This book is a history of the social impact of science and technology from the beginnings of civilization up to the present. The book explains how the key inventions: agriculture, writing and printing with movable type, initiated an explosive growth of knowledge and human power over the environment. It also shows how the Industrial Revolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813147709
• ISBN13: 9789813147706
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"