1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248203703316

Autore

Fügedi Erik

Titolo

The Elefánthy : the Hungarian nobleman and his kindred / / by Erik Fügedi ; edited by Damir Karbić with a foreword by János M. Bak ; [translated by Csaba Farkas] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest, : Central European University Press

Ithaca, N.Y., : Distributed in the United States by Cornell University Press Services, 1998

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 174 p. ) : ill., 1 map ;

Disciplina

929.7/39

Soggetti

Nobility - Hungary - History

Nobility - History - Hungary

Related Historical Sciences

History & Archaeology

Genealogy

Electronic books

Hungary Nobility History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792264403321

Autore

Smil Vaclav

Titolo

Creating the twentieth century [[electronic resource] ] : technical innovations of 1867-1914 and their lasting impact / / Vaclav Smil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-988341-6

1-281-19691-6

0-19-803774-0

1-4237-3394-0

9786611196912

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Disciplina

609/.034

Soggetti

Technological innovations - History - 19th century

Technological innovations - History - 20th century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Units and Abbreviations; 1 The Great Inheritance; 2 The Age of Electricity; 3 Internal Combustion Engines; 4 New Materials and New Syntheses; 5 Communication and Information; 6 A New Civilization; 7 Contemporary Perceptions; References; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The two pre-World War I generations encompassed the greatest innovative period in history. Technical inventions of 1867-1914 & their rapid improvement & commercialisation created new prime movers, materials, infrastructures & information means that provided the lasting foundations of the modern world.