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<p><p>Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefit of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be steered by what stars navigators could see through the naked eye.<p>In <i>Glass&#58; A World History</i>, Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin tell the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Starting ten thousand years ago with its invention in the Near East, Macfarlane and Martin trace the history of glass and its uses from the ancient civilizations of India, China, and Rome through western Europe during the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution, and finally up to the present day. The authors argue that glass played a key role not just in transforming humanity's relationship with the natural world, but also in the divergent courses of Eastern and Western civilizations. While all the societies that used glass first focused on its beauty in jewelry and other ornament

Who reads Glass : a World History?

Author

Macfarlane, Alan, Martin, Gerry

Publisher

Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226500287

Category

history

Subjects

Engineering, Fiction, Technology

Rating

3.26 / 5 (23 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14