Edoardo Rovida: Machines and Signs: A History of the Drawing of Machines (2013)
Filed under book | Tags: · drawing, engineering, geometry, history of science, machine, mechanics, science, technology
“This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.
This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.”
Publiher Springer, 2013
Volume 17 of History of Mechanism and Machine Science series
ISBN 9400754078, 9789400754072
247 pages
Takehiko Hashimoto: Historical Essays on Japanese Technology (2009)
Filed under book | Tags: · clock, engineering, history of science, history of technology, japan, science, technology
A collection of papers the author published from 1992 to 2008 on a variety of topics about the history of Japanese technology, from the end of the Edo period to the present.
Publisher The University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy
Collection UTCP series, Vol. 6
ISSN 1881-7637
213 pages
K. G. Beauchamp: Exhibiting Electricity (1997)
Filed under book | Tags: · 1800s, 1900s, electricity, engineering, exhibition, history of science, history of technology, machine, science, technology, telegraphy
“This unusual book traces the history of public and technical exhibitions, from their origins in the late 18th century to present day, and, particularly, how they have reflected the progress of science and technology (especially electrical technology). Not only does the author show how electrical innovation and manufacture have been presented to the wider public through this period, but he also shows how the exhibitions themselves have required technological advice. It is through this combination of roles that the importance of these exhibitions within scientific and technological advance can be understood.”
Publisher Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1997
IEEE History of Technology Series, Volume 21
ISBN 0852968957, 9780852968956
352 pages
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