This book studies the treatment of science and technology from ancient myths to current works, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature. Works studied include the Bible, Greek mythology, tales from the Middle Ages (including those about the Golem and Dr. Faustus), Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and works by Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Bertrand Russell, and Aldous Huxley, among others.

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Studies the treatment of science and technology, demonstrating the importance of science to human civilization as evidenced in literature.
Table of Contents

Introduction     

1. The Bible     
2. Greek Mythology     
3. The Middle Ages     
4. Age of Reason     
5. Science and Human Nature     
6. The Machine Prophet     
7. Evolution: Natural and Designed     
8. Mind Control     
9. The Menace of the Machine     
10. The Threat of Paradise     
11. The Suicide of Civilization     

Conclusion     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786436941
Publisert
2008-05-02
Utgiver
McFarland & Co Inc; McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
313 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
227

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Mordecai Roshwald is professor emeritus of social science and humanities at the University of Minnesota. He has held visiting appointments at universities in Israel, United Kingdom, Canada and Taiwan and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is also the author of the noted dystopian science fiction novel Level 7 (1959).