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SUGGESTED READING

Daumas, M. (ed.), "The History of Technology and Invention," 3 vols. Crown, New York,
1978.
Fishman, )., "Global Alert: The Ozone Pollution Crisis," Plenum, New York, 1990.
Singer, C., Holmyard, E. K., Hall, A. R., and Williams, T. I. (eds.), "A History of Technology,"
5 vols. Oxford Univ. Press (Clarendon), New York, 1954-1958.
Williams, T. (ed.), "A History of Technology—Twentieth Century, 1900-1950," part I (Vol.
6), part II (Vol. 7). Oxford Univ. Press (Clarendon), New York, 1978.
Wolf, A., "A History of Sciency, Technology and Philosophy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Centuries." George Allen & Unwin, London, 1935.
Wolf, A., "A History of Science, Technology and Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century."
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1961.
Gore, A., "Earth in Balance," Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1992.

QUESTIONS

1. Discuss the development of the use of enclosed space for human occupancy over the
period of recorded history.
2. Discuss the development of the heating and cooling of enclosed space for human occupancy
over the period of recorded history.
3. Discuss the development of the lighting of enclosed space for human occupancy over the
period of recorded history.
4. Discuss the development of means to supplement human muscular power over the period
of recorded history.
5. Discuss the development of transportation over the period of recorded history.
6. Discuss the development of agriculture over the period of recorded history.
7. Discuss the future alternative sources of energy for light, heat, and power.
8. Compare the so-called soft (i.e., widely distributed small sources) and hard (i.e., fewer
very large sources) paths for the future provision of energy for light, heat, and power.
9. What have been the most important developments in the history of the air pollution
problem since the publication of this edition of this book?