History of Technology

Graham John Hollister- Short, Frank A. J. L. James, Graham Hollister-Short (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

1996
Mansell Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7201-2345-6 (ISBN)

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The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them, form the concern of this annual collection of essays. The book deals with the history of technical discovery and change, and explores the relation of technology to other aspects of life. It also shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.

Graham Hollister-Short is an Honorary Lecturer in the History of Technology at Imperial College, London, and a member of the academic staff of the London Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology, University of London. Frank A.J.L James, Professor of History of Science, The Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Theory and responsibility in science and technology, A.R. Hall; on the lift pump, M.T. Wright; discoveries, inventions and industrial revolutions - on the varying contributions of technologies and institutions from an international historical perspective, Ian Inkster; James Watt, engineer, R.L. Hills; technological advance in the manufacture of chemicals - the case of cyanide, 1888-1930, Alan L. Lougheed; putting the wind up the pilot - cloud flying with early aircraft instruments John K. Bradley; "seeing is believing" - the development of microwave radar in Britain, summer 1940, Stephen N. Travis; diffusion of brewing technology since 1900 - change and the consumer, Terry Gourvish.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.1996
Reihe/Serie	History of technology series ; 18
Zusatzinfo	13 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	409 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7201-2345-3 / 0720123453
ISBN-13	978-0-7201-2345-6 / 9780720123456
Zustand	Neuware