Machines and Signs: A History of the Drawing of Machines - Softcover
Book 23 of 45: History of Mechanism and Machine Science
Synopsis
1. Introduction: State of the art.- Some preliminary considerations about the history of drawing.- Conclusions.- 2. Motivation of the history of technique: Culture.- Technique.- Aesthetics.- Ethic.- 3. The first steps: Introduction.- Prehistoric Age.- Ancient times.- Middle Ages.- Conclusions.- 4. Renaissance: General considerations.- The authors.- Introduction.- Examples.- The first steps of the scientific documentation.- The first "technical" drawings.- Some conclusions.- 5. The 18th Century: Introduction.- Gaspard Monge.- The orthographic projections.- The first application of orthographic projections.- The encyclopedic books.- The drawing as didactic and popular tool.- The drawing as documentary tool for scientists.- The drawing instruments.- 6. The 19th Century: Introduction.- The first modern industries.- First steps of the institutionalized teaching.- The drawing as documentation tool for scientists.- The drawing as tool for scientific-technical divulgation.- Drawing instruments.- 7. The 20th Century: Introduction.- Drawing standards.- Historical background.- Standardization Institutions.- Drawing standards.- Development of industry.- Industries born in 20th Century.- Examples of drawings of 19th Century.- Development of technical schools.- General characters.- Fundamental steps.- Since 1900 to 1920.- Since 1920 to 1950.- Since 1950 to 1970.- Since 1970 until today.- Application of the computer.- Drawing instruments.- 8. Archives of historical drawings: Role of archives of historical drawings.- Steps to realize an historical archive.- Examples applied to the car suspensions.- General considerations.- Structure of the data base.- 9. The critical observation of historical drawings: Technicians, engineers and designers.- Standardization organizations.- Teachers and students.- Historians.- The lesson of historical heritage.- Index.
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