Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

HIST 429 - TECHNOLOGY & MODERNITY

Long Title: TECHNOLOGY AND MODERNITY
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Seminar examines both modernity and technology in a variety of settings. Topics include the role of technology in European expansionism, the advent of the railroad, new forms of telecommunications, air travel and warfare, the rise of the automobile, space exploration, and the ongoing development of computers.