History of Technology

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Subject name History of Technology
Type of subject               Basic
Summary ECTS 1
Form of course 15h lecture
Lecturer                           Michał Kopczyński, Ph.D., D.Sc.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  •  Energy in history
  • James Watt, or pros and cons of the Age of Steam
  • George Stephenson, or the greatest invention of the 19th century
  • A beautiful calamity, or the twilight of the age of sail
  • From guns to bicycles - the American system of manufacture
  • John Loudon Macadam, or highways and byroads of road building
  • Ford vs. Sloan, or mass production vs. customization
Grading criteria

To credit a course, one should:

  1. Submit a 1-2 page summary in English of one article from the above list. (all papers in pdf can be obtained from the lecturer)
  2. Pass a test composed of 11 questions. Minimum requirement is 6 good answers.
Literature

The following are the basis of the above mentioned summaries. Texts will be assigned to participants after individual consultations.

  1. E.A.Wrigley, The supply of raw materials in the Industrial Revolution, “The Economic History Review”, vol. 15, 1962 pp. 1-16
  2. Thomas Branstetter, ‘The Most Wonderful Piece of Machinery the World Can Boast of’: The Water-works at Marly, 1680-1830, “History and Technology”, vol. 21:2, 2005, pp. 205-220.
  3. J. Kanefsky, J. Robey, Steam Engines in 18th century Britain: A Quantitative Asessement, “Technology and Culture”, vol. 21:2, 1980, pp. 161-186
  4. Mary B. Rose, Social policy and business: parish apprenticeship and the early factory system 1750-1834, “Business History”, vol. 10, 1989, pp. 5-32.
  5. Peter Kirby, Child labour in Britain, 1750-1870, New York 2003, pp. 51-92
  6. John Giese, What is Railway? ‘Technology and Culture’, vol. 1:1, 1959, pp. 68-77.
  7. Francis T. Evans, Roads, Railways, and Canals: Technical Choices in 19th century Britain, ‘Technology and Culture’, vol. 22:1, pp. 1-34
  8. Gerald S. Graham, The Ascendancy of the Sailing Ship 1850-1885, ‘Economic History Review’, vol. 9:1, pp. 74-88
  9. David M. Williams, John Armstrong, Changing Voyage Patterns in the Nineteenth Century: The Impact of Steamship, ‘International Journal of Maritime History’, vol. 22:2, 2010, pp. 151-170
  10. John Joseph Murphy, Entrepreneurship in the Establishment of the American Clock Industry, ‘Journal of Economic History’, vol. 26:2, pp. 169-186.
  11. Carolyn S. Cooper, The Portsmouth System of Manufacture, ‘Technology and Culture’, vol. 25:2, pp. 182-225.
  12. John E. Sawyer, The Social Basis of the American System of Manufactures, ‘Journal of Economic History’, vol. 14:4, 1954, pp. 361-379.
  13. F.M.L. Thompson, Nineteenth Century Horse Sense, ‘Economic History Review’, vol. 29:1, pp. 60-81
  14. I.B. Holley jr., Blacktop. How Aphalt Paving Came to the Urban United States, ‘Technology and Culture’, vol. 44:4, 2003, pp. 703-733
  15. T.C. Barker, The International History of Motor Transport, ‘Journal of Contemporary History’, vol. 20:1, 1985, pp. 3-19.
  16. John B. Rae, The fabulous Billy Durant, ‘Business History Review’, vol. 32, 1958, pp. 255-271.
  17. Lynwood Bryant, The Silent Otto, ‘Technology and Culture’, vol. 7:2, pp. 184-200
  18. Rudi Volti, A Century of Automobility, ‘Technology and Culture’, vol. 37:4, 1996, pp. 663-685.
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