Home›Sources›Technology: A World HistorySourcesTechnology: A World HistoryAcademic HistoryCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. "Technology: A World History." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/technology-a-world-history.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextTechnology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Technology: A World History. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/technology-a-world-historyCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-technology-a-world-history, author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas}, title = {Technology: A World History}, year = {2026}, url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/sources/technology-a-world-history}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedFactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (133 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedDaniel R. HeadrickPublisherWell-attestedOxford University PressPublication YearWell-attested2009Source TypeWell-attestedAcademic HistoryReliability TierWell-attested1NotesWell-attestedA one volume survey by a historian of technology, tracing invention and engineering practice across every civilization and period, cited here for context on fields and broad significance.SourcesTechnology: A World Historytier 1Daniel R. Headrick, Oxford University Press, 2009Claims Backed By This Source (133 claims)This source backs 133 claims across the atlas. As facts: 65 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 19 holds, 8 connected, 3 held Differently. Plus 35 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicEngineers, 41 claims: 14 well-attested, 10 holds, 3 held Differently, 14 general references.Inventions, 36 claims: 19 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 6 holds, 2 connected, 6 general references.Materials, 22 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 4 connected, 8 general references.Articles, 12 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 general references.Fields, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Methods, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.Well-attested65ArticlesThe Element Everyone Was Standing OnThe Kroll Process and the Metal That Took FlightEngineersAlexander Graham BellAntonio MeucciBob KahnElisha GrayFrederick Winslow TaylorGordon GouldJack KilbyJohn BardeenRobert NoyceSamuel MorseTheodore MaimanVint CerfWalter BrattainWilliam ShockleyFieldsChemical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringInventionsThe Integrated CircuitThe InternetThe LaserThe TelegraphThe TelephoneThe TransistorMaterialsAluminumCarbon FiberCopperGlassPlasticsRubberSiliconTitaniumSourcesTechnology: A World HistoryScholarly debate3InventionsThe Integrated CircuitThe InternetThe TelegraphHolds19EngineersAlexander Graham BellBob KahnJack KilbyJohn BardeenRobert NoyceSamuel MorseTheodore MaimanVint CerfWalter BrattainWilliam ShockleyInventionsThe Integrated CircuitThe InternetThe LaserThe TelegraphThe TelephoneThe TransistorMaterialsSiliconMethodsQuality ControlThe Assembly LineConnected8FieldsBiomedical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringInventionsThe LaserThe TelephoneMaterialsCopperSiliconTitaniumHeld Differently3EngineersAntonio MeucciElisha GrayGordon GouldGeneral References35ArticlesThe Element Everyone Was Standing OnThe Kroll Process and the Metal That Took FlightEngineersAlexander Graham BellAntonio MeucciBob KahnElisha GrayFrederick Winslow TaylorGordon GouldJack KilbyJohn BardeenRobert NoyceSamuel MorseTheodore MaimanVint CerfWalter BrattainWilliam ShockleyFieldsChemical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringInventionsThe Integrated CircuitThe InternetThe LaserThe TelegraphThe TelephoneThe TransistorMaterialsAluminumCarbon FiberCopperGlassPlasticsRubberSiliconTitaniumMethodsQuality ControlThe Assembly LineComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year