1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990008697540403321

Autore

Martini, Remo <1933- >

Titolo

Notae ad Corbinum / Remo Martini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli : Jovene, 1983

Descrizione fisica

p. 137-145 ; 24 cm

Locazione

DDR

Collocazione

DDR(E)-Martini-1980.1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Estratto da: Iura: Rivista internazionale di diritto romano e antico-vol.31-1980

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455490003321

Autore

Syon Guillaume de <1966->

Titolo

Science and technology in modern European life [[electronic resource] /] / Guillaume de Syon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2008

ISBN

1-282-41996-X

9786612419966

0-313-08081-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series. Science and technology in everyday life, , 1080-4749

Disciplina

509.4

Soggetti

Science - Social aspects - Europe - History

Science - Europe - History

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. [193]-200) and index.



Nota di contenuto

Agriculture : from farm to town -- Building the city and its urban culture -- The rail in all its expressions -- Sell your horse and buy a car -- Navigating the Earth and heavenly seas -- Communicating -- The specter of war -- Energy -- Technology in the home and the office -- Medical awareness -- Scientific challenges -- A global experience?

Sommario/riassunto

The last two centuries have seen unprecedented change in the everyday lives of Europeans. From the Napoleonic Wars to the end of the Cold War, from the Industrial Revolution to the Computer Revolution, many of these changes were greatly influenced by the scientific and technological advances that took place during that period. This volume in the Daily Life Through History series examines how science and technology impacted the everyday life of modern Europeans in all aspects from of their lives.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154968803321

Titolo

Men, machines & war / / editors, Ronald Haycock, Keith Neilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1988

ISBN

9780889207875

0889207879

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaycockRonald

NeilsonKeith

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

Military art and science - History

Military history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of the 11th Military History Symposium, held at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ont., Mar. 22-23, 1984.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contributors; Men, Machines, and War; Technology and Tactics in the British Army, 1866-1900; Observations on the Dialectics of British Tactics, 1904-45; The Royal Navy and Technological Change, 1815-1945; The Influence of Technology on Airpower, 1919-45; Prussia, Technology and War:



Artillery from 1815 to 1914; Technology, Society, and International Security Since 1945; Creating Volcanoes Everywhere: Australia's Owen Gun Story; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, distinguished historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people, both within and between societies. The other studies examine various aspects of weapons technology, drawing on the history of the armed forces of Britain, Prussia, and Australia, among others. Some of these illustrate how the adoption of new weaponry frequently depended as much on national pride and party