Robert Friedel is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Pioneer Plastic: The Making and Selling of Celluloid, Edison's Electric Light, and Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty.
A Culture of Improvement Technology and the Western Millennium Robert Friedel Paper / April 2010 How technological change in the West has been driven by the pursuit of improvement: a history of technology, from plows and printing presses to penicillin, the atomic bomb, and the computer. Price $24.95 | NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING
A Culture of Improvement Technology and the Western Millennium Robert Friedel Cloth / May 2007 How technological change in the West has been driven by the pursuit of improvement: a history of technology, from plows and printing presses to penicillin, the atomic bomb, and the computer. Price $42.95 | ADD TO CART
