Technology: An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI (Ponderables)

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Tom Jackson

Technology

An Illustrated History of Machines from Stone Axes to Robotics and AI (Ponderables)

Tom Jackson

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Shelter Publications
01 October 2023

Mathematics & Sciences; Technology, Engineering & Agriculture

Series: Ponderables

Here is the essential guide to the history of technology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how tools have built our civilisation, changed our environment, and could even alter our species. The term technology is frequently associated with modernity and the possibilities of the future. However, we have been using technologies since before the dawn of history. Even then we were machine builders. A neolithic hand axe is a wedge-shaped cutter that works in essentially the same way as a razor blade, while a potter's wheel is the same as the gear transmission of a Formula-1 car.

The difference is simply the application of novel materials, and the many ages of technology are closely linked to them

bronze, iron, steel, glass, silicon...

What will be the materials of tomorrow's technology? Superconductors that carry current with perfect efficiency, smart materials that alter their shapes to suit the conditions, or nanorobots built from just a few dozen atoms, that work unseen everywhere, even inside our bodies? Only time, and a lot of invention, will tell.

Edited by: Tom Jackson
Imprint: Shelter Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: , Includes a 12-Page Fold-Out Timeline History of Technology Poster ed.
Dimensions: Height: 285mm, Width: 235mm,
ISBN: 9781627951654
ISBN 10: 1627951652
Series: Ponderables
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 01 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Jackson is a science writer based in the United Kingdom. Tom specializes in recasting science and technology into lively historical narratives. After almost 20 years of writing, Tom has uncovered a wealth of stories that help create new ways to enjoy learning about science. He studied at the University of Bristol and still lives in the city with his wife and three children.