Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories 9789004352711

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Автор: Benjamin B. Olshin
Название: Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories
ISBN: 9789004352711
Издательство: Brill
Классификация:

История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

Культурология

История естественных наук

ISBN-10: 9004352716
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 458
Вес: 0.86 кг.
Дата издания: 07.03.2019
Серия: Cultural/Regional Studies
Язык: English
Размер: 236 x 155 x 31
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Cultural studies,History of science,Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories examines the idea of lost knowledge, reaching back to a period between myth and history. It investigates a peculiar idea found in a number of early texts: that there were civilizations with knowledge of sophisticated technologies, and that this knowledge was obscured or destroyed over time along with the civilization that had created it. This book presents critical studies of a series of early Chinese, South Asian, and other texts that look at the idea of specific “lost” technologies, such as mechanical flight and the transmission of images. There is also an examination of why concepts of a vanished “golden age” were prevalent in so many cultures. Offering an engaging and investigative look at the propagation of history and myth in technology and culture, this book is sure to interest historians and readers from many backgrounds.

Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories, Benjamin B. Olshin