ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Between 1820 and 1860, the visual map of the United States was transformed by unprecedented urbanization and rapid territorial expansion. These changes mutually fueled the Second Industrial Revolution which peaked between 1870 and 1914. Between the annexation of Texas (1845), the British retreat from Oregon country, and The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848) which cemented the …
The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of groundbreaking advancements in manufacturing, technology, and industrial production methods, particularly in the United States, from around 1870 to 1914. Developments such as steel, electricity, increased mass production, and the building of a nationwide railroad network enabled the growth of sprawling cities. This historic boost in factory output, coupled with the invention …
The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones. Goods that had once been painstakingly crafted by hand started to be produced in mass quantities by machines in factories, thanks to the introduction of …
The era known as the Age of Exploration, sometimes called the Age of Discovery, officially began in the early 15th century and lasted through the 17th century. The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trading routes, wealth, and knowledge. The impact of the Age …
The Age of Exploration, or Age of Discovery, is one of the most important events in the history of the western world. It began in the early 15th century and continued until the end of the 17th century, and involved European explorers using their navigational skills to travel the world. In general, the Age of Exploration …
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political, and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art. Some of the greatest thinkers, authors, statesmen, scientists, and artists in human history …
The period of European history extending from about 500 to 1400–1500 CE is traditionally known as the Middle Ages. The term was first used by 15th-century scholars to designate the period between their own time and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The period is often considered to have its own internal divisions: either early and late or …
The course of human events is not an eternal round. In the wisdom of the ancients, there are many proverbs to the effect that which is, has been before, and will be again. So far as human experience extends, unaided by reason, days and nights come and go, winter follows summer and summer follows winter …
Beginning with The Fifth Branch, I have examined the ways in which scientific and technical advice shore up the legitimacy of public decisions. That book introduced and developed the concept of “regulatory science” as a distinct domain of scientific production, accountable to epistemic as well as normative demands in ways that help explain why it is …
After a successful inaugural launch at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2019, African Innovation Week 2020 went Digital from 9-13 November 2020, in collaboration with partners, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The African Union, and the Technology and Innovation Institute of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Read more