An Encyclopaedia of the history of technology
This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia presents the entire field of technology--from rudimentary agricultural tools to communication satellites--in this first-of-its-kind reference source. Following an introduction that discusses basic tools, devices, and mechanisms, the chapters are grouped into five parts that provide detailed information on materials, power and engineering, transportation, communication and calculation, and technology and society, revealing how different technologies have together evolved to produce enormous changes in the course of history. Each chapter summarizes the development of a particular technology emphasizing its relation to the social context of the time as well as its place in current scientific thought
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Print version:
Introduction: Basic tools, devices and mechanisms / Ian McNeil
Part one: Materials
Non-ferrous metals / A.S. Darling
Ferrous metals / W.K.V. Gale
The chemical and allied industries / Lance Day
Part two: Power and engineering
Water, wind and animal power / J. Kenneth Major
Steam and internal combustion engines / E.F.C. Somerscales
Electricity / Brian Bowers
Engineering, methods of manufacture and production / A.K. Corry
Part three: Transport
Roads, bridges and vehicles / Ian McNeil
Inland waterways / John Boyes
Ports and shipping / A.W.H. Pearsall
Rail / P.J.G. Ransom
Aeronautics / J.A. Bagley
Spaceflight / John Griffiths
Part four: Communication and calculation
Language, writing, printing and graphic arts / Lance Day
Information: timekeeping, computing, telecommunications and audiovisual technologies / Herbert Ohlman
Part five: Technology and society
Agriculture: the production and preservation of food and drink / Andrew Patterson
Textiles and clothing / Richard Hills
Building and architecture / Doreen Yarwood
The domestic interior: technology and the home / Doreen Yarwood
Public utilities / R.A. Buchanan
Weapons and armour / Charles Messenger
Cover and spine title of paperback: An encyclopedia of the history of science
English
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