1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990008378020403321

Autore

Gaius

Titolo

Antologia delle Istituzioni di Gaio / a cura di Bernardo Santalucia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna : Patron, 2005

ISBN

88-555-2823-8

Descrizione fisica

193 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Studi e materiali per gli insegnamenti storico-giuridici ; 15

Disciplina

340.54

Locazione

DDR

Collocazione

Direz. S-131

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Trad. italiana a fronte



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463122703321

Autore

Schiffer Michael B

Titolo

Draw the lightning down [[electronic resource] ] : Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment / / Michael Brian Schiffer, with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and Carrie L. Bell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003

ISBN

1-59734-584-9

0-520-93985-9

9786612358531

1-282-35853-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HollenbackKacy L

BellCarrie L

Disciplina

621.3/0973/09033

Soggetti

Electrical engineering - History - 18th century

Electricity - History - 18th century

Enlightenment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-364) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1. The Franklin Phenomenon -- 2. In the Beginning -- 3. A Coming of Age -- 4. Going Public -- 5. Power to the People -- 6. Life and Death -- 7. First, Do No Harm -- 8. An Electrical World -- 9. Property Protectors -- 10. A New Alchemy -- 11. Visionary Inventors -- 12. Technology Transfer: A Behavioral Framework -- Notes -- References Cited -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most of us know-at least we've heard-that Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite. What few of us realize-and what this book makes powerfully clear-is that Franklin played a major role in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology. This fast-paced book, rich with historical details and anecdotes, brings to life Franklin, the large international network of scientists and inventors in which he played a key role, and their amazing inventions. We learn what these early electrical devices-from lights and motors to musical and medical instruments-looked



like, how they worked, and what their utilitarian and symbolic meanings were for those who invented and used them. Against the fascinating panorama of life in the eighteenth century, Michael Brian Schiffer tells the story of the very beginnings of our modern electrical world. The earliest electrical technologies were conceived in the laboratory apparatus of physicists; because of their surprising and diverse effects, however, these technologies rapidly made their way into many other communities and activities. Schiffer conducts us from community to community, showing how these technologies worked as they were put to use in public lectures, revolutionary experiments in chemistry and biology, and medical therapy. This story brings to light the arcane and long-forgotten inventions that made way for many modern technologies-including lightning rods (Franklin's invention), cardiac stimulation, xerography, and the internal combustion engine-and richly conveys the complex relationships among science, technology, and culture.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696250203321

Autore

Schulz William H

Titolo

Preliminary results of subsurface exploration and monitoring at the Johnson Creek landslide, Lincoln County, Oregon [[electronic resource] /] / by William H. Schulz and William L. Ellis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 2007

Edizione

[Version 1.0.]

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic text (iv, 11 pages) : HTML, digital, PDF file

Collana

Open-file report ; ; 2007-1127

Altri autori (Persone)

EllisWilliam L

Soggetti

Landslide hazard analysis - Oregon - Otter Rock

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (viewed on May 7, 2007).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.