TY  - BOOK
AU  - Olshin,Benjamin B.
TI  - Lost knowledge: the concept of vanished technologies and other human histories 
T2  - Technology and change in history,
SN  - 9789004352728
AV  - CB478 
U1  - 303.48/3 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Technology and civilization
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Sources
KW  - Technology
KW  - Communication of technical information
KW  - Knowledge, Theory of
KW  - Civilization, Ancient
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Frontispiece -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Speculations and Fantasies -- Ancient Tales of Flying Machines -- Magic Mirrors and Early Televisions -- The Missing Land of Atlantis -- Rings and Dangerous Powers -- The Nature, Encoding, and Transmission of Knowledge -- Conclusions — What Did They Mean? -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories examines the idea of lost knowledge, reaching back to a period between myth and history. It investigates a peculiar idea found in a number of early texts: that there were civilizations with knowledge of sophisticated technologies, and that this knowledge was obscured or destroyed over time along with the civilization that had created it. This book presents critical studies of a series of early Chinese, South Asian, and other texts that look at the idea of specific “lost” technologies, such as mechanical flight and the transmission of images. There is also an examination of why concepts of a vanished “golden age” were prevalent in so many cultures. Offering an engaging and investigative look at the propagation of history and myth in technology and culture, this book is sure to interest historians and readers from many backgrounds
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004352728
ER  -