Engineering in HistoryCourier Corporation, 1990年8月1日 - 530 頁 With a minimum of technical detail, and in a highly readable style, this presents a fascinating overview of the development of engineering in Western civilization, from its origins to the twentieth century. The book is organized around the authors' division of history into eight primary events: Food-producing revolution (6000-3000 B.C.) Appearance of urban society (3000-2000 B.C.) Birth of Greek science (600-300 B.C.) Revolution in power (Middle Ages) Rise of modern science (17th century) Stream and the Industrial Revolution (18th century) Electricity and the beginnings of applied science (19th century) Age of automatic control (20th century) Not an exhaustive history, "Engineering in History" focuses on those achievements whose impact on civilization, in the authors' view, has been most significant. |
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H A P T E R on E Origins | 36 |
H A P T E R Fo UR Imperial Civilization | 56 |
H A P T E R F 1 v E The Revolution in Power | 95 |
H A P T E R T EN Iron and Steel 29 I | 327 |
H A P T E R Tw E L v E Modern Transportation | 374 |
H A P T E R THIRTEEN Sanitary and Hydraulic Engineering | 464 |
H A P T E R F I F T E E N Reflections | 495 |
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