Gears

Volume 3: A Concise History

Vincenzo Vullo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 246 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-40163-4 (ISBN)

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This book provides a compact history of gears, by summarizing the main stages of their development and the corresponding gradual acquisition of engineering expertise, from the antiquity to the Renaissance and the twentieth century. This brief history makes no claim to be exhaustive, since the topic is so extensive, complex and fascinating that it deserves an entire encyclopedia. Despite its brevity, the book debunks a number of popular misconceptions, such as the belief that the first literary description of a gear was supplied by Aristotle. It disproves not only this myth, but also other peremptory statements and/or axiomatic assumptions that have no basis in written documents, archaeological findings or other factual evidence. The book is chiefly intended for students and lecturers, historians of science and scientists, and all those who want to learn about the genesis and evolution of this topic.

Vincenzo Vullo was professor at University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, where he taught Mechanical Design. His main research areas include mechanical structures, analysis of rotors, plates and shells, advanced design in automotive and railway industry and finite element method of analysis. He is author of about 180 scientific papers and he is a member of a number of professional societies, including ASME and SAE.

Introduction.- The first pre-scientific age: from the dawn of technological man to the birth of science.- The first scientific age and birth of the science: from the beginning of Hellenism to the diaspora of scientists of the museum of Alexandria.- The second pre-scientific age: from the diaspora of Alexandrian scientists to the Renaissance.- The second scientific age: grom Galileo to today.

"The book is intended for ... practicing and research engineers in the field of mechanical engineering." (Clementina Mladenova, zbMATH 1473.70002, 2021)

“The book is intended for … practicing and research engineers in the field of mechanical engineering.” (Clementina Mladenova, zbMATH 1473.70002, 2021)

Erscheinungsdatum	18.02.2020
Reihe/Serie	Springer Series in Solid and Structural Mechanics
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 246 p. 111 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	553 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Gears • historical development of gears • history of engineering • History of Machine Science • material strength theory • solid mechanics
ISBN-10	3-030-40163-4 / 3030401634
ISBN-13	978-3-030-40163-4 / 9783030401634
Zustand	Neuware