Science and Technology in 20th-Century American Life

“Provides an undergraduate-level survey of 20th-century science and technology and its social impacts in the US. Its nine categories cover agriculture, transportation, health, the city, the home, communication (including computers and the Internet), the military, education (including changes of emphasis in high school science, and the development of the evolution versus creationism controversy in high schools), and leisure….Recommended. General readers; all undergraduate and two-year technical program students.” —Choice

“Ten fact-packed chapters take readers on a fast tour of the history of technology in 20th century America–from agricultural implements through modern computers, telecommunications, and even skateboards. Along the way readers are treated to extensive descriptions of how changes in the selected technologies and areas of life intermingled….This will be a welcome resource for any high or middle school seeking a resource that emphasizes the STS or STEM approach to the social impacts of science and technology. It is a fun read and fits well with the other booksin the series on every day life.” —NSTA Recommends

Christopher Cumo is a freelance scholar. His specialty is American regional history. He has published two books on midwestern history: Seeds of Changes, and A History of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 1882-1997. He has a Ph.D in history from the University of Akron.