Addressing the Climate in Modern Age's Construction History : Between Architecture and Building Services Engineering / / edited by Carlo Manfredi |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
Disciplina |
696
697.009 |
Soggetto topico |
Building construction
Technology—History Energy efficiency Building Physics, HVAC History of Technology Energy Efficiency |
ISBN | 3-030-04465-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter1. - Indoor Climate, Technological Tools and Design Awareness: An Introduction -- Chapter2. - Heating Verona in the Nineteenth Century. From the fireplace to the Hot Water Systems -- Chapter 3 -- Comfort And Conservation In The Munich’s Alte Pinakothek -- Chapter 4 -- Central Heating Systems In France Through Several Examples -- Chapter 5 -- Camillo Boito and the School buildings indoor climate in the unified Italy (1870 – 1890) -- Chapter 6 -- Tradition And Science: The Evolution Of Environmental Architecture From 16th To 19 Th Century -- Chapter 7 -- Applying Actor-Network-Theory To The History Of Indoor Climate Control Technology -- Chapter 8 -- Asserting Adequacy: The Crescendo Of Nineteenth Century Voices That Demanded Brightness For The Modern World -- Chapter 9 -- What Were The Real Functions Of Houses Of Parliament’s Ventilation Towers. |
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Ancient Engineers' Inventions : Precursors of the Present / / by Cesare Rossi, Flavio Russo |
Autore | Rossi Cesare |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
Disciplina | 620 |
Collana | History of Mechanism and Machine Science |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering design
Machinery Technology—History Archaeology History Engineering Design Machinery and Machine Elements History of Technology History of Science |
ISBN | 3-319-44476-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Premise: Representing and Measuring the Environment -- A premise: it all started with a drawing -- I.1 Elevations, Plan and Sections -- I.2 Protohistoric Drafting machine for the clay tablets engraving -- I.3 Examples of planimetries from the IV millennium B.C. to the I century A.D. -- I.4 Ancient Units -- 1. Measuring Mass -- Introduction -- 1.1 The balance scale -- 1.2 The steelyard balance -- Observations -- 2 Measuring Distance and Slope -- Introduction -- 2.1 Jacob’s staff -- 2.2 Range finders -- 2.3 The Astrolabe -- 2.4 The dioptre by Heron -- 2.5 The ancient odometers -- Observations -- Measuring a building height by an astrolabe -- Measuring the distances by the groma and by the surveyor’s cross -- 3 Measuring Time -- Introduction -- 3.1 The sundial -- 3.2 Water clocks -- Observations -- 4 Orientation -- Introduction -- 4.1 The Sundial Compass -- 4.2 The Chinese South-Pointing Chariot Sundial Compass -- 4.3 The Windrose and the Magnetic Compass -- 5 Ancient Computation Devices -- Introduction -- 5.1 The Abacus -- 5.2 The Mesolabio -- 5.3 The Mechanism of Antikitera -- Observations -- 6 The Natural Energy Used In Antiquity -- Introduction -- 6.1 Energy from man -- 6.2 Energy from animals -- 6.3 The capstan -- 6.4 The treadwheel -- 6.5 Rough evaluation of the power from a wind motor -- 6.6 Rough evaluation of the power from a waterwheel -- 7 Wind Motors -- Introduction -- 7.1 The wind mills -- 7.2 Wings on the sea: the sails -- 7.3.3 The Flettner rotor -- Observations -- 8 Hydraulic Motors -- Introduction -- 8.1 Water wheels with vertical axis -- 8.2 Water wheels with horizontal axis -- 8.3 The floating mill -- 8.4 Water wheels in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance -- Observations -- 9 Refrigeration and Heating -- 9.1 Air Cooling with Wind Towers -- 9.2 The production of ice -- 9.3 Nero’s Sherbet -- 9.3 Wheat Pits -- 9.4 Heating and Thermal Baths -- 9.5 Energy Saving: the Sun Chimney Heating and Thermal Baths -- 10 The Production Of Water -- 10.1 The Air Well -- 10.2 The Dew Basin -- 10.3 The Qanat -- 10.4 Distillation -- 11 Lifting Water -- Introduction -- 11.1 The early devices -- 11.2 The Archimedes’ screw -- 11.3 Norias -- 11.4 Pumps -- Observations -- 12 Adduction and Distribution of Water -- Introduction -- 12.1 Open ducts -- 12.2 Penstocks -- 12.3 The great cisterns -- 12.4 Water distribution systems -- 12.5 Pipes -- 12.6 Valves -- 12.7 Hydraulic mining -- Observations -- 13 Underwater Activities -- Introduction -- 13.1 Scuba divers -- 13.2 Diving bell -- 14 Transports -- Introduction -- 14.1 Roman charts -- 14.2 Railed cargo -- 14.3 The rails of Pompei -- 14.4 Ancient self-propelled vehicles -- 14.5 Early ball bearings -- 14.6 Transport on water -- 14.7 Cableways -- 14.10 The dawn of the flight in the antiquity -- Observations -- 15 Telecommunications -- Introduction -- 15.1 Acoustic -- 15.2 Carrier pigeons -- 15.3 Optical telecommunication systems -- 15.4 Lighthouses -- 15.5 The water telegraph -- Observations -- 16 Medicine and Health -- Introduction -- 16.1 Medical Assistance provided to Legionnaires -- 16.2 Reconstructive Plastic Surgery -- 16.3 Early Penicillin -- 16.4 The Beginning of Biological Warfare -- 17 Secondary Motors -- Introduction -- 17.1 Cranes and tackle -- 17.2 Gravity driven elevators -- 17.3 Siege towers -- 17.4 The trebuchet -- 17.5 Flexion elastic motors -- 17.6 Torsion elastic motors -- 17.7 Throwing machines operated by torsion motors -- 17.8 Mechanics of the throwing machines -- 17.9 Pneumatic motors -- 17.10 Small spring motors -- 17.11 Ancient steam engines -- Observations -- 18 Spinnind and Weaving -- Introduction -- 18.1 The dawn of spinning and weaving -- 18.2 The spinning wheel -- 18.3 The mechanical spinning -- 18.4 The automatic weaving -- Observations -- 19 Some Applications of Fire -- Introduction -- 19.1 Fire ignition -- 19.1.2 Optical flints -- 19.2 Marine fire – the Roman candle -- 19.3 Wind lanterns -- 19.4 Fire for warming -- 19.5 Fire for warfare -- 19.6 The protection from fire: asbestos -- 20 Automata (Towards automation and robots) -- Introduction -- 20.1 The Hellenistic Age -- 20.2 The Middle Ages -- 20.3 The Renaissance -- 20.4 The XVIII Century -- 20.5 The XIX Century -- 20.6 Automata of the Far East -- 20.7 Between the two millenniums -- Observations -- 21 Some Ancient Building Techniques -- Introduction -- 21.1 Stone buildings -- 21.2 Concrete Buildings -- 21.3 Considerations on the polygonal work -- 21.4 Earthquake-resistant buildings with wooden ribs -- 21.5 Seismic isolators -- 21.6 Consideration on ancient concrete -- Subject Index. . |
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The Ascent of GIM, the Global Intelligent Machine : A History of Production and Information Machines / / by Teun Koetsier |
Autore | Koetsier Teun |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 pages) |
Disciplina | 658.7 |
Collana | History of Mechanism and Machine Science |
Soggetto topico |
Machinery
Artificial intelligence Technology—History Machinery and Machine Elements Artificial Intelligence History of Technology |
ISBN | 3-319-96547-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1 Introduction -- The Global Intelligent Machine -- Cultural evolution -- Production technology and information technology -- 2 The Rise of Homo Sapiens -- Animals using production tools -- Monkeys and apes using production tools -- Information tools in the animal world: clues, signs and signals -- Communicating honey bees -- Communication among monkeys and apes -- From the hairpin ancestor to Homo sapiens -- Olduwan technology -- The adze makers of Langda -- Language as an information tool -- The control of fire -- The Stone Age Revolution -- Information tools -- Whistle languages -- Talking drums -- The Ishango bone -- Orientation in space, maps in the Pacific -- 3 Tools in the Early Agricultural Empires -- Economic surplus -- Agriculture -- The wheel -- Monumental architecture -- Complete writing -- Towards the alphabet -- Mathematics -- Sundials and water clocks -- 4 The Axial Age and the Birth of Western Science -- The Axial Age -- The rise of abstract symbolic thought in China and India -- Oral versus written thought -- Aristotle’s Logic, a New Information Tool -- Knowledge-how versus knowledge-that -- Deductive science -- The birth of the theory of machines -- The wedge and the pulleys -- Archimedes -- The invention of the screw -- Heron’s Mechanics -- Combinations of simple machines -- Difficulties in understanding the wedge and the inclined plane -- 5 Machines in Classical Antiquity -- The invention of artillery -- Production machines in Vitruvius’ Ten Books on Architecture -- The Phaistos disc -- The abacus -- Water clocks and sundials -- The Armillary Sphere -- The anaphoric clock -- The astrolabe -- The mystery of the Antikythera mechanism -- The front dial -- The upper back dial -- The pin and slot mechanism -- The hodometer -- Automata -- 6 The Middle Ages -- Marco Polo -- Textile machines -- Military technology -- Metal technology -- Movable type printing -- The hodometer and Su Sung’s clock -- Automata -- Chinese influence in the West -- The Golden Age of Islamic Science -- Islamic culture, the information machines of the three Banu Musa -- Al-Jazari’s production machines -- Al-Muradi -- The rise of the West -- Jordanus -- The Vision of Ramon Llull -- The invention of the printing press -- Llull’s influence -- A new information machine: the mechanical clock -- 7 The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution -- The impact of the printing press -- Da Vinci and the others -- Parachute, tank and machine gun -- Da Vinci as an engineer -- Da Vinci’s fame -- Theaters of machines -- Exterior ballistics -- Del Monte and simple machines -- Galilei and simple machines -- The Archimedean screw pump -- Astronomy -- Galilei’s Discorsi -- A remarkable Flemish engineer: Simon Stevin -- There is more -- The dream of a mathesis universalis -- Calculators -- Scepticism -- 8 The First Wave of Industrial Revolution: Cotton Textiles and Pig Iron -- The background -- The role of the Scientific Revolution -- A macroeconomic view of the Industrial Revolution -- The Malthusian trap -- The escape -- One or more Industrial Revolutions? -- Innovation and long waves -- The Control Revolution -- Textile industry -- Steam engines -- Safety valve and governor -- Robert Stirling -- Printing -- A changing world -- The clockmakers and the art of the transformation of motion -- Watt’s parallelogram -- Babbage’s machines -- 9 The Second Wave of Industrial Revolution: Railroads and Steel -- Globalization -- The Railroads -- Stephenson’s valve gear -- Corliss Engines -- Problems of control -- Organizational charts: the birth of a new information tool -- Office technology -- Kinematics and the birth of scientific technology -- The energetic approach -- Sadi Carnot and the Carnot machine -- Thermodynamics is born -- The application of thermodynamics to the design of actual machines -- 10 More Scientific Technology -- Electrical engineering -- Ballistics -- Iron in architecture -- Scientific management -- Control rooms -- Sales -- Calculators -- Statistical machines -- Scientific calculators -- Kelvin’s tide predictors -- Differential analyzers -- 11 Electronic Brains -- The fourth wave and the first programmable computers -- Turing machines: What can be computed in principle? -- Code breaking -- The mechanization of the mind -- Early computers in the USA -- Real Time Computing -- Software -- The computer becomes personal -- The fifth wave and the World Wide Web -- Smartphones and more -- 12 Towards the Global Intelligent Machine -- Early hybrid machines -- Karel Čapek -- An early parallel robot -- Analogue computer-controlled machines -- From analogue to numerical control -- Cybernetics -- An early serial robot -- Robotics -- The Stewart platform -- Field and service robots -- Artificial intelligence -- The Internet of Things -- The Global Intelligent Machine -- On the way to GIM -- GIM is growing fast -- Industry 4.0 -- 13 Epilogue -- Hindsight -- A Brave New World? -- The battleground -- Cybercrime -- Unemployment -- Security, Privacy and fake news -- 14 Literature -- Index. |
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A brief history of everything wireless : how invisible waves have changed the world / / by Petri Launiainen |
Autore | Launiainen Petri |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 211 p.) |
Disciplina | 000 |
Soggetto topico |
Computer science
Computers and civilization Technology—History Computer networks Application software Microwaves Optical engineering Popular Computer Science Computers and Society History of Technology Computer Communication Networks Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering |
ISBN | 3-319-78910-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tsushima Strait -- "It's Of No Use Whatsoever" -- Radio at War -- The Golden Age of Wireless -- Mesmerized by the Moving Image -- Highways in the Sky -- Traffic Jam Over the Equator -- The Hockey Stick Years -- The American Way -- Internet in Your Pocket -- Home Sweet Home -- "Please Identify Yourself" -- Let There Be Light -- Epilogue -- TechTalk: Sparks and Waves -- TechTalk: Size Matters -- TechTalk: There Is No Free Lunch -- TechTalk: Making a Mesh -- TechTalk: The Holy Grail. |
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Carl Auer von Welsbach: Chemist, Inventor, Entrepreneur / / by Roland Adunka, Mary Virginia Orna |
Autore | Adunka Roland |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (150 pages) |
Disciplina | 540.922 |
Collana | History of Chemistry |
Soggetto topico |
Chemistry—History
Spectroscopy Technology—History Entrepreneurship History of Chemistry Spectroscopy/Spectrometry History of Technology |
ISBN | 3-319-77905-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Family Heritage -- Childhood, Early Education, and Beyond -- Discoveries Among the Rare Earths -- Didymium’s Twilight and Two New “Stars” -- Plus Lucis -- New Perspectives -- Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Patents and Products -- A Life for Research, Family, and Community -- Legacy of Carl Auer von Welsbach -- Milestones in the Life of Carl Auer von Welsbach -- Annotated Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index. |
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Challenges in Fluid Dynamics : A New Approach / / by R.Kh. Zeytounian |
Autore | Zeytounian R.Kh |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVI, 230 p. 38 illus.) |
Disciplina | 600.09 |
Soggetto topico |
Technology—History
Fluid mechanics Partial differential equations Mathematical physics History of Technology Engineering Fluid Dynamics Partial Differential Equations Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-31619-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Classical Analytical -Asymptotics Newtonian -- Deconstruction/ RAM/ Simulation -- Various Fluid Dynamics Working Models. |
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The Changing Face of Early Modern Time, 1550–1770 / / by Jane Desborough |
Autore | Desborough Jane |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 pages) |
Disciplina |
305.552
681.110903 |
Soggetto topico |
Intellectual life—History
Europe—History—1492- Technology—History Civilization—History Intellectual Studies History of Early Modern Europe History of Technology Cultural History |
ISBN | 3-030-15353-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Communication Methods -- 3 Trust and Distrust -- 4 Tools of Enablement -- 5 Calendrical Insight -- 6 Lunar Wisdom -- 7 Astronomical Knowledge -- 7 Conclusion. |
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China Internet Development Report 2017 : Translated by Peng Ping / / edited by Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 pages) |
Disciplina | 302.2310951 |
Soggetto topico |
Electrical engineering
Signal processing Image processing Speech processing systems Engineering economics Engineering economy Technology—History Communications Engineering, Networks Signal, Image and Speech Processing Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing History of Technology |
ISBN | 3-662-57521-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Overview -- Comprehensive Improvement of China’s Network Infrastructure -- Breakthroughs have been made in Information Technology -- Digital Economy has become the New Engine for Economic Growth -- E-administration makes Governmental Service more Efficient and Transparent -- Clean Cyberspace -- Cyber Security Capacity is being Improved -- Active Participation in International Cyberspace Governance -- Benefits of the Internet to the People -- Prospect of China’s Internet Development -- Appendix: Events of China’s Internet Development -- Afterword. |
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China Internet Development Report 2018 [[electronic resource] ] : Blue Book of World Internet Conference / / by Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies |
Autore | Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXI, 126 p. 48 illus., 2 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 005.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Application software
Electrical engineering E-commerce Signal processing Image processing Speech processing systems Engineering economics Engineering economy Technology—History Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) Communications Engineering, Networks e-Commerce/e-business Signal, Image and Speech Processing Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing History of Technology |
ISBN | 981-15-4043-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Overview -- Fast Construction of Information Infrastructure -- Continuous Network Information Technology Development -- Digital Economy Promoting High-Quality Development -- Steady Opening-up of Governmental Data -- Cleaner Cyberspace -- Steady Improvement of Cyber Security Safeguarding Capacity -- Improved Construction of Rule of Law for the Internet -- Active Participation in International Cyberspace Governance -- Afterword. |
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China Internet Development Report 2018 : Blue Book of World Internet Conference / / by Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies |
Autore | Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXI, 126 p. 48 illus., 2 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 005.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Application software
Electrical engineering Electronic commerce Signal processing Image processing Speech processing systems Engineering economy Technology—History Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet) Communications Engineering, Networks e-Commerce/e-business Signal, Image and Speech Processing Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing History of Technology |
ISBN | 981-15-4043-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Overview -- Fast Construction of Information Infrastructure -- Continuous Network Information Technology Development -- Digital Economy Promoting High-Quality Development -- Steady Opening-up of Governmental Data -- Cleaner Cyberspace -- Steady Improvement of Cyber Security Safeguarding Capacity -- Improved Construction of Rule of Law for the Internet -- Active Participation in International Cyberspace Governance -- Afterword. |
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