HistOfTech

Welcome to History of Technology: Culture and Context

Welcome to the Olin College AHS Foundation course for the History of Technology! Thank you for visiting our home page and please remember to leave us some feedback before you surf to other Internet destinations.

Vital Course Statistics

• Course Title: The History of Technology: Culture and Context

  Instructor: Professor Rob Martello

  Semester: Fall 2006

  Meeting Days: Mondays and Thursdays

  Meeting Time: 10:00 AM to high noon

  Location: AC213 (or the Oval, if we are so inclined...)

Confused already? Perhaps you would like to learn more about...

• Olin College? Check out our home page at http://www.olin.edu/

• AHS, which stands for "Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences"? Check out the AHS WIKI at FrontPage

Course Documents and Administration

1. Our official course syllabus dwells happily at attachment:HoTFall06SyllabusFinal.pdf

2. The description of all assignments resides in domestic bliss at attachment:HoTFall06AssignmentsFinal.pdf

3. We use "Journal Groups" to guide our daily feedback and journal submissions. You can click here to read the JournalGroups2006 assignments.

4. Poetry is a vital component of our course. Please click here to enter the magnificent world of HotPoetry2006 -- especially if you plan to add to it!

5. Click here for HotVoting2006

6. HistOfTech/BookBuying: Sign up to buy "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."

7. PaperTwoTopics are henceforth offered herein (?)

Class Discussions, Assignments, and Feedback

Click on the appropriate topic below to read, participate in, or start a discussion page for the topics of that day. This is also your place to submit assignments such as analysis notes!

• Class One: naah. Let's start next time.

• Class Two: ArtifactPoliticsAndNativeAmericans2006

• Class Three: GunsGermsSteelA2006

• Class Four: GunsGermsSteelB2006

• Class Five: MingChina2006

• Class Six: TechSystemsAndLowell2006

• Class Seven: LowellAndMingChina2006

• Class Eight: ThesisWorkshop2006

• Class Nine: PaulRevere2006

• Class Ten: SciFiClassic2006

• Class Eleven: TelephoneCulture2006

• Class Twelve: ScientificManagement2006

• Class Thirteen: Automobiles and Mass Production2006

• Class Fourteen: WorldWarTwo2006

• Class Fifteen: ComputerCulture2006

• Class Sixteen: SpaceTechnology2006

• Class Seventeen: BioTech2006

• Class Eighteen: EvidenceWorkshop2006

• Class Nineteen: PestWar2006

• Class Twenty: ComputerEthics2006

• Thanksgiving

• Class Twenty One: SciFiModern2006

• Class Twenty Two: NaturalCapitalism2006

• Class Twenty Three: MovieMadness2006

• Class Twenty Four: PresentationsOne2006

• Class Twenty Five: PresentationsTwo2006

Feedback

Please click here to leave anonymous or signed HistoryOfTechFeedback2006 for anyone in the class.

Sarah Allen's Notes

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• September7

• September11

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• September18

• September21

• September 25 and extra September25TableAndExtras

• September 28