The Gifts of Athena
Historical Origins of the Knowledge Economy
What is the relationship between knowledge, especially science, and technological progress? From the preface: “This book is about the proposition that what people knew about their physical environment was of great importance to them and became increasingly so in recent centuries. It is about the history of economic growth, but far more than that, it is the history of economic welfare, of longer, healthier, and more secure lives, of more leisure and material comfort, of reducing mortality, morbidity, pain, and sorrow.” This book brought my understanding of the relationship between science and technology to a new level.
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