![]() ![]() There is no particular reason why Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease was formulated about the same time as the invention of the Gattling gun. ![]() Latter researchers studying a wider range of cultures (such as China) realized the linear path was a poor model. Since many early researchers were regrettably Western-centric, they tended to visualize tech levels as a linear path (that is, the path followed by Western civilization). A scale of " tech levels" in other words. So naturally historicaly-minded people tried to codify this into a scale of technological advancement, to conveniently classify various cultures at various times in their history. Steam power seems less technologically advanced than nuclear energy. Natives armed with spears and arrows seem less technologically advanced than invaders armed with firearms. Pre-hominids seemed more primitive than prehistoric humans who had tamed fire. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |