
Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions in ritual, language, and social organization. “It is a stimulating volume, informed both with an enormous range of knowledge and empathetic spirit” (Eliot Fremont-Smith, New York Times). Index; photographs.
| Brand Name | Mariner |
| Manufacturer | Mariner Books |
| Item Type | Engineering Science · Books |
| Shipping Weight | 322 g |
| Package Dimensions | 20.1 × 13.5 × 1.9 cm |
| Category | Books › Higher Education Textbooks › Engineering Textbooks › Non-Core Engineering › Engineering Science |
| Category Rank | #1,049,046 in Books |
| Marketplace Rating | 4.4 out of 5 (51 ratings on the source marketplace) |
| EAN | 9780156623414 |



