![]() ![]() We assume that we have an account of invention that tells us about what was invented in any particular year but I discovered that we don’t. On top of that, we didn’t have a proper account of invention. ![]() They were usually focused on the wrong time, far too early a period and were usually biased away from the most important technologies or things or structures or machines of a particular historical era. So I argued that our accounts of the material world were biased in time. ![]() Too much work is focused on the early history of some very particular inventions rather than looking at what human beings actually used. I increasingly found that I was dissatisfied with what has been said. Clips from the interviewĭavid Edgerton: “I’ve been teaching scientists and engineers the history of science and technology for many years, and I was constantly looking for a way to think about the place of technology in history. This conversation took place in June 2017 with David Edgerton, Hans Rausing Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History at King’s College London. ![]()
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