HIST 3035

Technology and Culture in American History (TN eCampus)

This course describes and analyzes the history of technology in the United States from the colonial period to the present. It focuses both on the nuts and bolts of technology and the interrelationship of technology, culture and society. Technological change is a social process, both affecting and affected by the society in which it takes place, and this course will explore this process, noting the influence of technology on households, businesses, government, and other institutions, and how these institutions shaped technologies and technological development during that last 300 years of American history.

Units: 3.0