HIS 2092 THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY IN AMERICAN HISTORY
This course considers the role changing technology has played in shaping American society and how we live with this legacy today. The course will combine elements of History, Economics, Sociology and Urban Studies as we look at the building of transportation and communication networks across the continental United States and the construction of an American national identity. Specific topics include the railroad, telegraph, telephone, Henry Ford and the automobile, the interstate highway system and the internet.