Lost knowledge : the concept of vanished technologies and other human histories / by Benjamin B. Olshin.

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Olshin, Benjamin B [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Technology and change in history ; v. 16.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (xii, 458 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004352728
9004352724

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lost knowledge.DDC classification:

303.48/3 23

LOC classification:

CB478 .O47 2019

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Contents:

Speculations and fantasies -- Ancient tales of flying machines -- Magic mirrors and early televisions -- The missing land of Atlantis -- Rings and dangerous powers -- The nature, encoding, and transmission of knowledge -- Conclusions: What did they mean?

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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