"Technical innovation in American history surveys the history of technology, documenting the chronological and thematic connections between specific inventions,
This collection of original essays documents technology's centrality to the history of early America. Unlike much previous scholarship, this volume emphasizes t
From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects of inventions on society, providing a fascinating history o
The 19th Century was a period of tremendous change in the daily lives of the average Americans. Never before had such change occurred so rapidly or and had affe