History of Technology
Mansell Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-7201-2376-0 (ISBN)
Dr 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.
The PAL-SECAM colour television controversy; inventing the miracle battery - Thomas Edison and the electric vehicle; two knights at Pandemonium - a worm's-eye view of Boulton; the mechanization of carving; John Farey and his treatise on the steam engine, 1827; protection and promotion - privileges for inventions and books of machines in the early modern period; the archer's paradox and modelling - a review; a new way of raising water by fire - Denis Papin's treatise of 1707 and its reception by contemporaries; contents of former volumes.
| Reihe/Serie | History of technology series |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 462 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7201-2376-3 / 0720123763 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7201-2376-0 / 9780720123760 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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