Industry and the Machine: Mini-Set G Today & Tomorrow 2 Vols: Today and Tomorrow

ISBN-13: 9780415463201 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 672 str.

Various

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The focus of these titles is on the mechanization of society, both domestically and on a commercial and industrial scale. The titles, which were originally published between 1924 and 1927 represent a positive view of the dramatic achievements that technology will bring.

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Volume 12 (4 titles bound in one volume) 978-0-415-46317-1 £80.00

Hephaestus, or the Soul of the Machine

E E Fournier d’Albe

76pp

 

Ouroborus, or the Mechanical Extension of Mankind

G Garrett

Originally published in 1926

 

90pp

 

Artifex or the Future of Craftsmanship

John Gloag

 

This volume sketches the history of craftsmanship and examines the possibilities in the use of machinery to extend craftsmanship and make beautiful articles of commerce.

90pp

 

Wireless Possibilities

A M Low

68pp. 4 black & white diagrams.

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Volume 13 (3 titles bound in one volume) 978-0-415-46318-8 £80.00

Vulcan or the Future of Labour

Cecil Chisholm

88pp

 

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Pegasus

Problems of Transportation

J F C Fuller

 

88pp

 

Aeolus or the Future of the Flying Machine

Oliver Stewart

 

90pp