Technology: From Trickle to Torrent

by Michael Marshall

Overview

In this article, Michael Marshall discusses the advent of technology in the modern world. He begins by analyzing the Industrial Revolution in detail. By automating tasks and creating machines to speed up tasks that were once designated for manual laborers, humans began to produce goods and perform services on a massive scale. This article is part of a series, "Millennial Moments," also available as a collection from The World & I Online.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014244459
Publisher:	The World & I Online
Publication date:	03/08/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	19 KB

About the Author

The World & I Online, whose print edition began publication in 1986, provides high-quality scholarly articles across all subject areas.