History of Engineering & Technology

The ancient Sahara has often been treated as a periphery or barrier, but this agenda-setting book the final volume of the Trans-Saharan Archaeolog...

This witty and inspiring book chronicles the long history of discovery and ingenuity which gave rise to a eureka moment when a dream of invention b...

A timely and powerful must-read on how the big tech companies are damaging our culture and what we can do to fight their influenceFour titanic cor...

Technology and Society: A World History explores the creative power of humanity from the age of stone tools to the digital revolution. It introduce...

From the former chief economist of the FCC, a remarkable history of the U.S. government's regulation of the airwaves Popular legend has it that bef...

**Available for pre-order: Whistleblower Frances Haugen's searing exposé of the internal workings of Facebook revealing the company's struggles to ...

Birthing the Computer: From Relays to Vacuum Tubes is the first in a multi-volume series on historical computing machines. This series will span th...

This is the story of how for more than a hundred years steam power played a vital role in the development of road transport. It all began with tent...

World-leading natural and social scientists shed light on their discoveries and lives in conversation with an award-winning science writer. When a...

Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fie...

An engrossing origin story for the personal computershowing how the Apple IIs software helped a machine transcend from hobbyists plaything to essen...