Engineering in time [[electronic resource] ] : the systematics of engineering history and its contemporary context / / A.A. Harms, B.W. Baetz, R.R. Volti
| Engineering in time [[electronic resource] ] : the systematics of engineering history and its contemporary context / / A.A. Harms, B.W. Baetz, R.R. Volti |
| Autore | Harms A. A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BaetzB. W (Brian W.)
VoltiRudi |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering
Engineering - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-34745-0
9786611347451 1-86094-598-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; 1. About Engineering Identifying a Framework; 2. Prehistoric Engineering (~106 BP~104 BP) Primal Discovery of Devices; 3. Ancient Engineering (~8000 BCE~500 CE) Societal Interest in Devices; 4. Medieval Engineering (~500 CE~1400) Societal Promotion of Devices; 5. Renascent Engineering (~1400~1800) Organizing for Device Production; 6. Expansive Engineering (~1800~1940) Environmental Impact of Devices; 7. Modern Engineering (~1940~1990) Expanding Reach of Devices; 8. Contemporary Engineering (~1990~2000+) Prospects for Closure
9. Nature: Emergence and Implications N(t) . E(t).· · ·10. Engineering: Patterns and Specializations N(t) . E(t) . D(t).· · ·; 11. Devices: Properties and Functions · · ·.E(t) . D(t) . S(t).· · ·; 12. Society: Involvement and Ramifications · · ·.D(t) . S(t) . R(t); 13. Repository: Inventory and Projections · · ·.S(t) . R(t); Appendices; Appendix A Symbolic Notation; Appendix B Time Coordinates; Appendix C Ancient Inventions; Appendix D Cyclic Representations; Appendix E Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450181503321 |
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| London, : Imperial College Press, c2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Engineering in time [[electronic resource] ] : the systematics of engineering history and its contemporary context / / A.A. Harms, B.W. Baetz, R.R. Volti
| Engineering in time [[electronic resource] ] : the systematics of engineering history and its contemporary context / / A.A. Harms, B.W. Baetz, R.R. Volti |
| Autore | Harms A. A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BaetzB. W (Brian W.)
VoltiRudi |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering
Engineering - History |
| ISBN |
1-281-34745-0
9786611347451 1-86094-598-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; 1. About Engineering Identifying a Framework; 2. Prehistoric Engineering (~106 BP~104 BP) Primal Discovery of Devices; 3. Ancient Engineering (~8000 BCE~500 CE) Societal Interest in Devices; 4. Medieval Engineering (~500 CE~1400) Societal Promotion of Devices; 5. Renascent Engineering (~1400~1800) Organizing for Device Production; 6. Expansive Engineering (~1800~1940) Environmental Impact of Devices; 7. Modern Engineering (~1940~1990) Expanding Reach of Devices; 8. Contemporary Engineering (~1990~2000+) Prospects for Closure
9. Nature: Emergence and Implications N(t) . E(t).· · ·10. Engineering: Patterns and Specializations N(t) . E(t) . D(t).· · ·; 11. Devices: Properties and Functions · · ·.E(t) . D(t) . S(t).· · ·; 12. Society: Involvement and Ramifications · · ·.D(t) . S(t) . R(t); 13. Repository: Inventory and Projections · · ·.S(t) . R(t); Appendices; Appendix A Symbolic Notation; Appendix B Time Coordinates; Appendix C Ancient Inventions; Appendix D Cyclic Representations; Appendix E Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783484403321 |
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| London, : Imperial College Press, c2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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