History of Technology Volume 7
Published on 30. September 2016
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-350-01812-9 (ISBN)
Description
The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
391 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-01812-9 (9781350018129)
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Persons
A. Rupert Hall (1920-2009) was Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London and a former director of the Wellcome Trust. He wrote widely on the history of science and edited and translated numerous unpublished works by scientists including Isaac Newton.
Norman A. F. Smith (1938-2009) was Reader in the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London. He is the author of several works including Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology and A History of Dams.
Norman A. F. Smith (1938-2009) was Reader in the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London. He is the author of several works including Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology and A History of Dams.
Content
Preface
Water Mills: A Problem for the Bridges and Boats of Medieval France, Marjorie Nice Boyer
Internal-combustion Engines and their Fuel: a Preliminary Exploration of Technological Interplay, Wm. David Compton
Wood Since the Industrial Revolution: A Strategic Retreat?, F. T. Evans
Francis Bacon and the Myth of Industrial Science, Michael Fores
The Purpose and Principles of Research in an Electrical Manufacturing Business of Moderate Size, as States by J. A. Crabtree in 1930, D. G. Tucker
Ancient Mortars and Concretes: Aspects of their Durability, Roman Malinowski
The Origin of Gearing, V. Foley, W. Soedel, J. Turner and B. Wilhoite
The Contributors
Contents of Former Volumes
Water Mills: A Problem for the Bridges and Boats of Medieval France, Marjorie Nice Boyer
Internal-combustion Engines and their Fuel: a Preliminary Exploration of Technological Interplay, Wm. David Compton
Wood Since the Industrial Revolution: A Strategic Retreat?, F. T. Evans
Francis Bacon and the Myth of Industrial Science, Michael Fores
The Purpose and Principles of Research in an Electrical Manufacturing Business of Moderate Size, as States by J. A. Crabtree in 1930, D. G. Tucker
Ancient Mortars and Concretes: Aspects of their Durability, Roman Malinowski
The Origin of Gearing, V. Foley, W. Soedel, J. Turner and B. Wilhoite
The Contributors
Contents of Former Volumes