An article by Erica AlvarezBefore the invention of paper, the people of China used bamboo, animal bones, and silk to write on for record keeping and other documentation needs. Bamboo and animal bones, though handy, proved heavy and inconvenient to carry around. Likewise, costly silk . Cai Lun invented paper in the Han Dynasty, China…
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The Social Question – William Lancer Blog Post
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In the article “The Social Question” by William Lancer, he describes the term “pauperism” which is the increase of poverty and the worsening of the lower classes. The article takes place in 1840s Europe. The industrial workers and the skilled workers were all suffering, this may have been to the increase of industrialization since it…
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The Americans: the National Experience
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Blog Summary of Boorstin’s ArticleIn the article from The Americans: the National Experience by Daniel J Boorstin, Boorstin describes the evolution of transportation in America. The transportation in America was motivated by the need to get places fast. Boorstin describes the style of transportation in the West, through the Mississippi. Boorstin calls the Mississippi the…
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Comment on Boulton Letter (Steam Engine) by erica8100
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Great summary of Matthew Boulton’s letter to Erasmus Darwin! In the the letter I found the description of the steam engine very interesting because it described how the steam engine works with several benefits of it. I really appreciate the picture you…
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Comment on Cardwell, “Galileo” (Father of the Scientific Method) by erica8100
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Great article on Cardwell’s “Galileo”!
Many of Galileo’s ideas and discoveries are very well known to this day. I liked your description of how Galileo quantified the concepts of work, power, and energy and how that relates to mechanics that eventually led to water wheels and steam engines.
Erica Alvarez
Medieval Mining and Metallurgy
Hodgett Medieval Mining
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Hodgett Blog “Mining and the Metallurgical Industries in the Middle Ages” A summary of the Hodgett Article. As described in the title Hodgett described the process of mining and the use of metallurgy during the middle ages in Europe. During medieval times, the people of Europe were mining for metals such as silver, copper, lead,…
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Comment on “Printing Press” – Cardwell by erica8100
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Brandon,
Great Article on the printing press! I like how you included the first ideas of the printing press before it was invented, such as the rubber stamps.
Erica Alvarez
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Comment on Chocolate: The Food of the Gods by erica8100
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Great Blog! I really appreciated the visual diagram of how chocolate is made and prepared starting from a cocoa tree. I find it very interesting that the Aztecs believed that the cocoa tree was a bridge between earth and heaven, I did not know that!
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Comment on The Life of Agricola by erica8100
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Great article summary! I appreciate the extra links to articles given and the pictures included.
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Comment on German Mining and Metallurgy in the Middle Ages by erica8100
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G. Morris,
Great summary of “Social ideals in technical change: German miners and English Puritans, 1450-1650” by Arnold Pacey! All the advancements in Technology in German-speaking countries is very impressive. I especially found the mining of silver …