<P>Providing a global perspective on the development of American technology, <I>Technology and American Society</I> offers a historical narrative detailing major technological transformations over the last three centuries. With coverage devoted to both dramatic breakthroughs and incremental innovations, authors Gary Cross and Rick Szostak analyze the cause-and-effect relationship of technological change and its role in the constant drive for improvement and modernization. This fully-updated 3<SUP>rd </SUP>edition extends coverage of industry, home, office, agriculture, transport, constructions, and services into the twenty-first century, concluding with a new chapter on recent electronic and technological advances. <I>Technology and American Society </I>remains the ideal introduction to the myriad interactions of technological advancement with social, economic, cultural, and military change throughout the course of American history. </P>
