History of Technology:
Making of Europe
DEp00W
7 April 2022
History of Science – History of Technology
• Similarities:
• professionals are interested in the findings
• scientists as well as engineers get to write the history
• … and are respected for that
• Differences:
• Science may sometimes be done without instruments (maths)
• Technology involves heavy investments and society (design)
• … scientific development may influence technology and vice versa
History of technology
• Nuts and bolts
• Social construction of technology
• Trevor Pinch
• Medium is the message.
• Do artefacts have politics?
• Making Europe:https://www.makingeurope.eu/podcasts