UNSW Handbook Course - History of Technology: Concepts and Cases

History of Technology: Concepts and Cases - HPSC5300


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy of Science
	Contact: Miller,David Philip
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Examines key concepts for a sophisticated treatment of technological change, including: invention, innovation and diffusion; technological paradigms; technological systems their 'evolution' and 'momentum'; deterministic versus interactive models of change; interpretive flexibility of technical artefacts and the social construction of technology. Applies these concepts to the understanding of historical cases with contemporary resonances, including: power in the industrial revolution; the electrification of societies since 1850; the industrialisation of food and eating; telephony; and automobility.

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