Geoffrey Best is one of Britain's most distinguished historians. He has been Professor of History at the Universities of Edinburgh and Sussex and is currently a Senior Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. His previous books include WAR AND LAW SINCE 1945, HUMANITY AND WARFARE and MID-VICTORIAN BRITAIN.
... ambitious resource. <br>- School Library Journal, April 1, 2005 <br> The editors declare a humanistic intention, emphasizing interactions between people and the etchnologies they use; the contributors strike a balance between pure science or engineering and the social and economic results of technological development... Students enrolled in history of technology will find this encyclopedia helpful as a compact reference source and a gold mine for research topics... Highly recommended. <br>- Choice, May, 2005 <br> Of use to the undergraduate student and general reader, this reference contains descriptive and historical entries on the broad theme of 20th-century technology. <br>- SciTech Book News, June, 2005 <br> International in scope... Recommended without reservation for academic as well as public libraries. <br>- Reference & User Services Quarterly, Fall 2005 <br>