History of Engineering and Technology: Artful Methods

ISBN-13: 9780849398100 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 360 str.

Ervan G. Garrison

Opis

History of Engineering and Technology, Artful Methods, Second Edition describes the development of engineering and technology from prehistory to the present. Topics include engineering in ancient civilizations, evolution of the modern ship, engineering in modern war and medicine, the advent of the computer, and the Space Age. This volume serves as an essential textbook for students as well as an exceptional resource for libraries, engineers, and scientists.

Spis treści

The Earliest BuildersEarly Empires and the Conquest of MaterialsClassical Antiquity: The GreeksRome - The Engineering of War and CitiesAncient Power and MetallurgyByzantine and Islamic Engineering - Picking Up a Fallen TorchMiddle Ages - Masters of StoneRenaissance17th and 18th CenturiesThe Advent of Steam and Mechanical EngineeringSanitary and Hydraulic Engineering20th Century Engineering: Part 120th Century Engineering: Part 2New Technology and the FutureBibliographyIndex

O autorze

Ervan G. Garrison