Leonardo to the Internet: Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present
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Arising from curiosity about whether da Vinci was truly the "prophet of automation," this scholarly study goes beyond the specific technologies that drove the Industrial Revolution to trace the complex economic, social, and cultural dynamics that stimulated technological advances. Taking a middle ground in the debate over new technologies' benefits and their sociopolitical consequences, Misa also examines the interface between modern technology and aesthetics. Illustrations range from Renaissance architecture to a Dutch Internet cafe. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgments1Technologies of the Court, 1450-160012Techniques of Commerce, 1588-1740333Geographies of Industry, 1740-1851594Instruments of Empire, 1840-1914975Science and Systems, 1870-19301286Materials of Modernism, 1900-19501587The Means of Destruction, 1936-19901908Toward Global Culture, 1970-20012259The Question of Technology260Notes277Notes on Sources303Index313
