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Lost Knowledge - The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories (Hardcover)
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Lost Knowledge - The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories (Hardcover)
Series: Technology and Change in History, 16
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Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other
Human Histories examines the idea of lost knowledge, reaching back
to a period between myth and history. It investigates a peculiar
idea found in a number of early texts: that there were
civilizations with knowledge of sophisticated technologies, and
that this knowledge was obscured or destroyed over time along with
the civilization that had created it. This book presents critical
studies of a series of early Chinese, South Asian, and other texts
that look at the idea of specific "lost" technologies, such as
mechanical flight and the transmission of images. There is also an
examination of why concepts of a vanished "golden age" were
prevalent in so many cultures. Offering an engaging and
investigative look at the propagation of history and myth in
technology and culture, this book is sure to interest historians
and readers from many backgrounds.
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