GREAT INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD




COURSE INFORMATION

This course is a survey of the inventors and inventions that have transformed the way we work, travel, seek medical treatment, pursue the good life, and prepare for the future. Each class session will focus on a topic (such as work, domestic life, transportation, and medicine) as we spotlight and explore achievements and advancements in this field.

CLASS MEETS: 2 Hours Per Day, Monday – Thursday (July 1 – 11)

PROFESSOR: Professor Cheryl Lubin is a history professor and lawyer who has taught at University of Los Angeles, California, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Stern College in New York. Courses she has taught include World History and Culture, Media and the Law, and Courtroom Drama. She holds a doctorate in Critical Studies/Theater History from UCLA, a juris doctor from Tulane

University, a master’s degree in education, and a history degree from Vassar College. She has published extensively in Theatre

Journal and is the author of “Courting the Stage: the Performance

of Law”.

EMAIL: clubin@earthlink.net

- TEXTBOOK –

Great Inventions That Changed the World. Written by James Wei. Copyright John Wiley and Sons, 2012.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION OF CLASS

The course is designed to engage students in critical inquiry and debate on specific inventors and inventions that have spurred historical progress. Each class session will focus on one aspect of daily life all over the world, such as medicine, transportation, domestic life, and leisure, as we chart and discuss the creations that both complicate and ease the human experience. Daily readings are assigned from each section of the

textbook. Students’ participation in group discussions is highly valued and will be required at each class meeting.