Technology and American Society

by Gary S. Cross, Rick Szostak (Contributor)

Providing a global perspective on the development of American technology, Technology and American Society offers a historical narrative detailing major technological transformations over the last three centuries. With coverage devoted to both dramatic breakthroughs and incremental innovations, authors Gary Cross and Rick Szostak analyze the cause-and-effect relationship of technological change and its role in the constant drive for improvement and modernization. This fully-updated 3rd edition extends coverage of industry, home, office, agriculture, transport, constructions, and services into the twenty-first century, concluding with a new chapter on recent electronic and technological advances. Technology and American Society remains the ideal introduction to the myriad interactions of technological advancement with social, economic, cultural, and military change throughout the course of American history.

Genres: History, Economics, Nonfiction, Technology, American History, United States

388 pages, Paperback

First published November 23, 1994

About the author

Gary S. Cross is distinguished professor of modern history at Pennsylvania State University.