HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ARTFUL METHODS 2ED (HB 1999)

GARRISON E.G.

ISBN 10: 084939810X / ISBN 13: 9780849398100

Published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS NP, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HISTORY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ARTFUL METHODS 2ED (HB 1999)
• Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS NP
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084939810X
• ISBN 13: 9780849398100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition, International Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

History of Engineering and Technology provides an illustrated history of engineered technology from the Stone Age to the Nuclear Age. Examining important areas of engineering and technology, this second edition contains:

New contributions on

Airships and zeppelins

Highways and economics

Early hydroelectricity

Chemical engineering

Technology and history

Brunel and the Royal Navy

Stealth and the submarine

Computer history

Deepwater engineering

Science fiction and the evolution of modern engineering

Art and engineering

Electric motors, radio, and batteries

Expansion of these existing chapters

Mining and the Location of Minerals

Water Distribution: Qanots to Acequias

Biomedical Engineering

Communication Engineering: Shannon to Satellites

Personalities and the Auto: Ford and Ferrari

Failures in Engineering: Chernobyl, Titanic, Tacoma Narrows, Challenger

Cold Fusion, Electric Cars, and Other "Humbug"

This introductory book presents the persons, concepts, and events that made salient contributions to the engineering narrative, reporting a compelling story spanning millennia and encouraging a sense of history for its readers.

About the Author

Ervan G. Garrison