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A social history of engineering / W.H.G. Armytage.
By: Armytage, W. H. G.. (Walter Harry Green).
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BookSeries: Technology today and tomorrow.Publisher: London : Faber, 1976Edition: 4th ed.Description: 3-381p,[32] p of plates : ill, 1facsim, ports ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0571048641; 057104865X (v).Subject(s): Engineering -- Social aspects | Technological innovations -- Social aspects
DDC classification: 620.009
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 620.009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00048203 |
Total holds: 0
Bibliography: p. 337-355. - Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. 9)
- 1 From Stone to Metal (p. 17)
- 2 The Greeks (p. 23)
- 3 The Romans (p. 29)
- 4 The Legacies of the East (p. 37)
- 5 Anglo-French Civilization, 1100-1399 (p. 43)
- 6 Italian Ingenuity (p. 52)
- 7 German Miners and Metallurgists, 1450-1650
- 8 The Struggle with Water in Britain, 1540-1740 (p. 67)
- 9 The Power Revolution, 1740-1800 (p. 83)
- 10 French Influence and Example (p. 95)
- 11 The Franco-British Wars, 1793-1815 (p. 106)
- 12 The Age of the Mechanical Engineer, 1815-1857 (p. 125)
- 13 New Horizons in Britain,1815-1854 (p. 128)
- 14 The Crimean War and After, 1854-1857 (p. 153)
- 15 India: Challenge and Stimulant (p. 162)
- 16 The American Civil War and After (p. 168)
- 17 The German Exampler
- 18 The Generation of Electricity (p. 195)
- 19 The Processing of Molecules to 1914 (p. 207)
- 20 The Internal Combustion Revolution to 1914 (p. 218)
- 21 Social Adjustment in Britain, 1867-1914 (p. 230)
- 21 The First World War and After, 1914-1935 (p. 251)
- 23 The American Oasis and the Twentieth Century (p. 266)
- 24 The Awakening of the Russian Giant, 1920-1946 (p. 282)
- 25 Purpose and Planning in Britain, 1935-1945 (p. 294)
- 26 The Sinews of a New State, 1945-1964 (p. 306)
- 27 The Endless Frontier (p. 323)
- Appendix A Bibliographies (p. 335)
- Appendix B List of Professional Institutions (p. 354)
- Index of Subjects and Places (p. 359)
- Index of Persons (p. 368)