Acknowledgments; 1 What Science? What History? What People?; 2 Prehistory: Were Hunter-Gatherers Stupid?; 3 What ""Greek Miracle""?; 4 Blue-Water Sailors and the Navigational Sciences; 5 Who Were the Revolutionaries in the Scientific Revolution?; 6 Who Were the Winners in the Scientific Resolution?; 7 The ""Union of Capital and Science""; 8 The Scientific-Industrial Complex; Bibliography; Index