History of Engineering and Technology - Artful Methods (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

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
o Airships and zeppelins
o Highways and economics
o Early hydroelectricity
o Chemical engineering
o Technology and history
o Brunel and the Royal Navy
o Stealth and the submarine
o Computer history
o Deepwater engineering
o Science fiction and the evolution of modern engineering
o Art and engineering
o Electric motors, radio, and batteries

Expansion of these existing chapters
o Mining and the Location of Minerals
o Water Distribution: Qanots to Acequias
o Biomedical Engineering
o Communication Engineering: Shannon to Satellites
o Personalities and the Auto: Ford and Ferrari
o Failures in Engineering: Chernobyl, Titanic, Tacoma Narrows, Challenger
o 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.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1998
First published:	1999
Authors:	Ervan G. Garrison
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	360
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8493-9810-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology
LSN:	0-8493-9810-X
Barcode:	9780849398100

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