Technology Then And Now

What is the relationship between technological change and economic development? Do the roots of the 'knowledge economy' lie in sixteenth century Europe? Explore these issues and more beginning with an in-depth look at Johannes Stradanus's Nova Reperta [ca. 1590], an engraved series of prints depicting inventions such as the printing press, gunpowder, and guaiacum, a plant used to treat syphilis. Join our speakers as they go on to discuss the relationship between local and global knowledge, the role of collaboration for invention, and the positive and negative impacts of new technology over the past six centuries. To find more resources related to this presentation, please visit: www.chstm.org/video/104