Includes broad coverage of the global impact of technology on our society.

Flexible in its approach, the text is organized into numerous topics such as, the history of technology, resistance to technology, and the impact of technology on our government, the arts, science, medicine, and interpersonal communications.

Things to Think About sections at the end of each chapter provide questions for discussion, essay, and homework assignments.

Hundreds of Web links and citations to printed material throughout the text provide sources for further study.