Science and Technology in Modern European Life (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series: Science and Technology in Everyday Life)

The last two centuries have seen unprecedented change in the everyday lives of Europeans. From the Napoleonic Wars to the end of the Cold War, from the Industrial Revolution to the Computer Revolution, many of these changes were greatly influenced by the scientific and technological advances that took place during that period. This volume in the Daily Life Through History series examines how science and technology impacted the everyday life of modern Europeans in all aspects from of their lives. Science and Technology in Modern European Life shows how science and technology influenced every aspect of daily life: • Transportation: From horse and carriage to the iron horse (the locomotive) and the horseless carriage • Communication: The expansion of mass culture from the advent of the newspaper and the picture postcard to the development of the internet • War and Imperialism: How European technology enabled the colonization of much of the rest of the world, and how the changes in war technology forever altered how war is carried out • The Home: The great changes of household technology, and how these changes altered the relationship between men and women Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Introduction: Revolutions......Page 12 Chronology......Page 22 1. Agriculture: From Farm to Town......Page 28 2. Building the City and Its Urban Culture......Page 44 3. The Rail in All Its Expressions......Page 64 4. Sell Your Horse and Buy a Car......Page 82 5. Navigating the Earth and Heavenly Seas......Page 100 6. Communicating......Page 118 7. The Specter of War......Page 136 8. Energy......Page 154 9. Technology in the Home and the Office......Page 166 10. Medical Awareness......Page 186 11. Scientific Challenges......Page 202 12. Conclusion: A Global Experience?......Page 216 Bibliography......Page 220 B......Page 228 H......Page 229 N......Page 230 T......Page 231 Z......Page 232 Contents 8 Preface 10 Introduction: Revolutions 12 Chronology 22 1. Agriculture: From Farm to Town 28 2. Building the City and Its Urban Culture 44 3. The Rail in All Its Expressions 64 4. Sell Your Horse and Buy a Car 82 5. Navigating the Earth and Heavenly Seas 100 6. Communicating 118 7. The Specter of War 136 8. Energy 154 9. Technology in the Home and the Office 166 10. Medical Awareness 186 11. Scientific Challenges 202 12. Conclusion: A Global Experience? 216 Bibliography 220 Index 228 A 228 B 228 C 229 D 229 E 229 F 229 G 229 H 229 I 230 J 230 K 230 L 230 M 230 N 230 O 231 P 231 Q 231 R 231 S 231 T 231 U 232 V 232 W 232 X 232 Z 232 High school to college-level libraries strong in either science and technology or modern European life will find Science and Technology in Modern European Life an excellent history and review of how science and technology affects and changes modern European society today. From urban and rural agriculture and the growth of industrial machines to navigating the world and handling war, chapters provide an excellent historical and social history. Discusses the impact of science and technology on the lives of modern Europeans, and covers the invention of the locomotive and automobile, the development of the telephone and internet, advances in energy and warcraft, and more, with a historical overview, timeline, and glossary