Science and Technology in Nineteenth-century America
- ISBN-10
- 0313331618
- ISBN-13
- 9780313331619
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 204
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Todd Timmons
Description
Discusses the application of science to technology in this period of history which led to dramatic changes in transportation, communication, work, home, health, and medicine.
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