Technology: A World History (New Oxford World History)

Technology: A World History by Daniel R. Headrick provides a comprehensive history of invention worldwide, tracing the evolution of technology from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution and the recent electronic revolution. Headrick reveals how small changes can have dramatic results, such as the stirrup revolutionizing war and the nailed horseshoe revolutionizing agriculture. The book offers a broader account of the spread of inventions, both as boons for humanity and as weapons of destruction.