01339nam a2200337Ia 4500 ebr10185590 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060821s2007 maua sb 001 0 eng d 2006050722 0262062623 (alk. paper) 9780262062626 (hbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)191935478 T15 .F774 2007eb 303.48/3 22 Friedel, Robert D. (Robert Douglas), 1950- A culture of improvement [electronic resource] : technology and the Western millennium / Robert Friedel. Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2007. x, 588 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-568) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Civilization, Western. Intellectual life. Technological innovations History. Technology and civilization. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10185590 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 144616 144616