The religion of technology
the divinity of man and the spirit of invention
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
1997 - A.A. Knopf, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
68,250 words, Guess
Page Count
273 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1008074M
- ISBN-100679425640
- OCLC Control Number35990225
- OCLC Control Numberreligionoftechno00nobl
- Library of Congress Control Number96048019
and 2 more
- Goodreads625054
- LibraryThing172747
Classifications
- DDC261.5/6
- LCCBR115.T42 N63 1997
Description
Arguing against the widely held belief that technology and religion are at war with each other, David F. Noble's groundbreaking book reveals the religious roots and spirit of Western technology. It links the technological enthusiasms of the present day with the ancient and enduring Christian expectation of recovering humankind's lost divinity. Covering a period of a thousand years, Noble traces the evolution of the Western idea of technological development from the ninth century, when the useful arts became connected to the concept of redemption, up to the twentieth, when humans began to exercise God-like knowledge and powers.
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