A History of Engineering and Technology: Artful Methods - Hardcover

Garrison, Ervan G.

 
9780849398100: A History of Engineering and Technology: Artful Methods
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 084939810X ISBN 13: 9780849398100
Publisher: CRC Press, 1998

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.

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    About the Author

    Ervan G. Garrison

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    Publisher
    CRC Press
    Publication date
    1998
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    084939810X
    ISBN 13 
    9780849398100
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Edition number
    2
    Number of pages
    360

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