Change Navigating the site:
How
can we know to what extent tools have changed in the past?
Is there evidence for changes in how tools are used that give us a clue as to what shapes technological changes?
Critique of contemporary technology.
Renaissance influences on technology.
Long term technological change is recorded in some excellent museums in America, Europe and Asia where artifacts, devices,instruments and implements are material evidence for changes in technical proficiency, design and function.
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington
The British Museum in London
has collections of artifacts from:
All things African by BBC
Iran before Islam: The Sasanians
A look at the Sasanian dynasty, which ruled Iran before Islam and followed Zoroastrianism.
The CITE, or the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - Paris, France - is a museum and science center, which houses the ... Experimentarium - and is a world class facility for the study of science concentrating on nature and technology.
The BBC runs several programs about science available on line.
Their picture galleries are quite interesting for images of technology.
Museums
exist all around the world. There is
a portal that can be found at http://icom.museum/vlmp/world.html
A Hands on Science museum is at:
EXPLORATORIUM
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-563-7337
Recorded information:
415-561-0360
Exhibits and activities: Bills itself as "the museum of science, art, and human perception"; has hands-on discovery of science and technology concepts, including complete machine, wood, and electric shops with an amazing variety of tools and skills, visible to guests through a Plexiglas shield.
Telkom has an on line exploratorium! Its actually a place and a virtual place all in one. "The Telkom Exploratorium is Africa's only hands on telecommunications discovery center. Situated in the heart of Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, the Exploratorium has many features and highlights. The purpose of this web site is to give you a glimpse - an on-line adventure of the world where technology and fun meet,..."
Tools of Toil: what to read. Tools are historical building blocks of technology. The Syllabus | Technology class calendar |readings | Timeline
