[PDF] An Encyclopaedia Of The History Of Technology eBook

Author : Ian McNeil
Publisher :
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 14,23 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Technology
ISBN : 9780203192146

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Emanating from the prestigious Science Museum, London, this is the only one-volume encyclopaedia covering the entire field of the history of technology.

Author : Ian McNeil
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1121 pages
File Size : 47,34 MB
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1134981643

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* 22 sections cover the entire field of the history of technology and each section summarises the development of its subject from the earliest times to the present day * Written without unnecessary jargon * 2 extensive indexes of Names and Topics * Usefully illustrated with 150 black & white photographs and line drawings to explain key advances `Contain[s] a vast amount of reliable information over a very wide field. It is certainly a work of which I shall myself make frequent use ... it deserves to find a place ... in every reference library.' - Times Higher Education Supplement `The coverage is excellent ... a most valuable single-volume source which for its comprehensiveness and ease of reference will earn its place in both specialist and general reference collections.' - Reference Reviews `Informative and comprehensive, remarkable in its coverage ... covers every aspect of technology from the Stone Age to the Space Age ... will undoubtedly help readers to get a grip on and feel of an enormous range of subjects ... An invaluable and practical addition to most office bookshelves or libraries.' - New Civil Engineer `The authors represented in this book are to be congratulated for their readable and reliable surveys of the past and present status of the major areas where mankind has harnessed science for the production of useful products and processes.' - Choice

Author : Helaine Selin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 2428 pages
File Size : 37,98 MB
Release : 2008-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 140204559X

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Here, at last, is the massively updated and augmented second edition of this landmark encyclopedia. It contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You’ll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science.

Author : Ian McNeil
Publisher :
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415147927

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Available for the first time in paperback, this volume includes twenty-two chapters by international experts covering the entire history of technology from humankind's earliest use of stone tools to the exploration of space. Written clearly and without unnecessary jargon, each chapter traces the development of its subject from earliest times to the present day, stressing the social context and its place in scientific thought. * Usefully drawn with over 150 tables, drawings and photographs * Two comprehensive indexes of names and subjects * Essential reading for teachers and students in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Industrial History and Archaeology.

Author : Helaine Selin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1170 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 1997-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780792340669

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The Encyclopaedia fills a gap in both the history of science and in cultural stud ies. Reference works on other cultures tend either to omit science completely or pay little attention to it, and those on the history of science almost always start with the Greeks, with perhaps a mention of the Islamic world as a trans lator of Greek scientific works. The purpose of the Encyclopaedia is to bring together knowledge of many disparate fields in one place and to legitimize the study of other cultures' science. Our aim is not to claim the superiority of other cultures, but to engage in a mutual exchange of ideas. The Western aca demic divisions of science, technology, and medicine have been united in the Encyclopaedia because in ancient cultures these disciplines were connected. This work contributes to redressing the balance in the number of reference works devoted to the study of Western science, and encourages awareness of cultural diversity. The Encyclopaedia is the first compilation of this sort, and it is testimony both to the earlier Eurocentric view of academia as well as to the widened vision of today. There is nothing that crosses disciplinary and geographic boundaries, dealing with both scientific and philosophical issues, to the extent that this work does. xi PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Many years ago I taught African history at a secondary school in Central Africa.

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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 11,96 MB
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004416943

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Kao Gong Ji: The World’s Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies by Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann offers an English translation of China’s first technological encyclopaedia. Commentaries show the extent to which the descriptions of the technologies correspond to archaeological findings.

Author : Colin Hempstead
Publisher :
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 29,45 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :

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"Comprising 395 essays arranged alphabetically, mostly on individual objects, artifacts, techniques, and products, this is an up-to-date work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching the history of twentieth-century technology."--Publisher's description.

Author : Mehdi Khosrow-Pour
Publisher : IGI Global Snippet
Page : 4292 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781605660264

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"This set of books represents a detailed compendium of authoritative, research-based entries that define the contemporary state of knowledge on technology"--Provided by publisher.