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Rise of Engineering Science

How Technology Became Scientific

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvDavid F. Channell

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The 18th and 19th centuries saw the emergence of new intermediary types of knowledge in areas such as applied mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, which came to be labeled as engineering science, transforming technology into the scientific discipline that we know today.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-01-03
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistory of Mechanism and Machine Science
Antal sidor202
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030070687

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Acknowledgements.- Part I: Introduction.- 1 Changing Relationships between Science and Technology.- References.- Part II: The Roots of Engineering Science.- 2 The Intellectual Roots of Engineering Science.- 2.1 The Scientific Revolution – Overview.- 2.2 Roots of the Mechanical Philosophy.- 2.3 Roots of the Experimental Philosophy.- 2.4 The New Ideology of Science.- 2.5 Conclusions.- References.- 3 The Social and Economic Roots of Engineering Science.- 3.1 The Industrial Revolution – Overview.- 3.2 Iron Production.- 3.3 The Steam Engine.- 3.4 The Textile Revolution.- 3.5 Conclusions.- References.- 4 The Institutional Roots of Engineering Science.- 4.1 Great Britain.- 4.2 France.- 4.3 The German States.- 4.4 The United States.- 4.5 Conclusions.- References.- Part III: The Rise of Engineering Science.- 5 The Emergence of Engineering Science.- 5.1 AppliedMechanics.- 5.2 Fluid Mechanics.- 5.3 Thermodynamics.- 5.4 Conclusions.- References.- 6 The Establishment of Engineering Science: The Harmony of Theory and Practice.- 6.1 Theory and Practice in Great Britain.- 6.2 Theory and Practice in the German States.- 6.3 Theory and Practice in France.- 6.4 Theory and Practice in the United States.- 6.5 Conclusions.- References.- Part IV: Engineering Science-Based Industries.- 7 New Materials.- 7.1 Steel Production.- 7.2 Steel Construction.- 7.3 Conclusions.- References.- 8 New Power Sources.- 8.1 Internal Combustion Engines.- 8.2 Conclusions.- References.- 9 New Transportation Systems.- 9.1 The Automobile Industry.- 9.2 The Aeronautics Industry.- 9.3 Conclusions.- References.- 10 New Methods of Production.- 10.1 Mass Production – Fordism.- 10.2 Scientific Management – Taylorism.- 10.3 Conclusions.- References.- Part V: Epilogue.- 11 From Engineering Science to Technoscience.- References.- Name Index.