History of Technology Volume 18

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum1996-12-01
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt409 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistory of technology series
Antal sidor192
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780720123456

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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.