History of Technology (no more recent than 1950)

History of Technology (no more recent than 1950)

Overview of the Industrial Revolution,

The agricultural revolution leading to the industrial revolution,

Child labor during the industrial revolution,

Women labor during the industrial revolution,

Early weapons

Warfare and early technology

Early labor unrest

Ancient technology

Early transportation (or construction or communication or manufacturing, etc.)

Development of musical instruments

Early medical instruments

World’s fair – Paxton’s crystal palace

Development of the steam engine

Technology and philosophy

Building the railroads

Noteworthy inventors

Early aviation

Cottage industries

Immigrants to fuel America’s early industry

Early power sources

Development of the entertainment industry

Roman & Greek technology

Medieval technology

The telephone’s development = I picked this one

 

 

Formatting & Structure of the Essay

 

Each research paper/essay must be typed and must follow the following guidelines:

• 6-8 typed pages in length, not counting the title page and the references/bibliography section pages
• Must be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font
• Double-spaced
• Each page must be numbered at bottom center
• All margins must be one-inch in width
• Referenced sources must be identified in your text and cited in full in the References section at the end of the paper. All sources listed in the References section must be properly cited. Citation formatting according to the APA Style Manual is preferred.
• You must cite any and all material from any source, including Internet sources, which you refer to in your writings.

 

The following sections must be included in the essay:

1. Title Page (per the example provided)
2. Introduction
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. References (start on a new page)

 

All papers must be typed in Microsoft Word and must be submitted via an attachment using the associated Assignments link in the week’s assignments folder.