Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Technology

Colin Hempstead, William Worthington (Herausgeber)

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992 Seiten

2004
Routledge
978-1-57958-386-6 (ISBN)

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Comprised of 395 essays arranged alphabetically, most on individual objects, artifacts, techniques, and products, this is an up-to-date reference work for all those involved in teaching or researching the history of twentieth-century technology, as well as the serious general reader.

The core of each of the main entries is a technical description, within a historical narrative, of about 1,000 words plus illustrations and further reading. There are also about 30 longer survey entries that that address broad questions of technological systems, such as the context in which the various technologies were developed, discussions of any controversies and schools of thought, comparisons between different political and economics systems, and the various ways in which different nations have attempted to make and apply science and technology policies.

Colin Hempstead is a former reader in the History of Science and Technology, University of Teesside (UK) and the former chairman of the History of Technology Committee of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (UK). William Worthington is the former curator of the history of technology at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encycloped ia of 20th-Century Technology website

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.12.2004
Zusatzinfo	93 Halftones, black and white; 203 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 280 mm
Gewicht	2744 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	1-57958-386-5 / 1579583865
ISBN-13	978-1-57958-386-6 / 9781579583866
Zustand	Neuware