Science and Technology in a Global Context (HIST*1250)

Code and section: HIST*1250*01

Term: Fall 2015

Instructor: T. Abraham

Details

This course is an introduction to the historical development of science and technology in a global context, from the ancient period to the twentieth century. We will address the ways in which scientific and technological knowledge has been shaped by social and cultural contexts and how such contexts were affected by science and technology. Our focus will be on the trajectories and patterns in which scientific and technological knowledge, objects, and practices have circulated between cultures throughout history, and how the development of science and technology is contingent upon time and place.