The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.
The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.
Norman A. F. Smith (1938-2009) was Reader in the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London. He is the author of several works including A History of Dams (P. Davies, 1971) and Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology (Scribner, 1975)
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Preface Technology Transfer Under Conditions of War: German Aero-technology in Japan During the Second World War, Hans-Joachim Braun Using the Early Slide-rest, Vernard Foley, with Susan Canganelli, John Connor and David Rader The Origins and Worldwide Spread of Warren-truss Bridges in the Mid-nineteenth Century. Part 1. Origins and Early Examples in the UK, J. G. James The Rotary Aero Engine, Andrew Nahum An Historian's Judgments About the Thames Embankment, Dale H. Porter More Than an Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Beginnings of Steel Freight Cars, John H. White The Acceptance of Continuous Brakes on Railways in Britain, Ian R. Winship The Contributors Contents of Former Volumes
Preface Technology Transfer Under Conditions of War: German Aero-technology in Japan During the Second World War, Hans-Joachim Braun Using the Early Slide-rest, Vernard Foley, with Susan Canganelli, John Connor and David Rader The Origins and Worldwide Spread of Warren-truss Bridges in the Mid-nineteenth Century. Part 1. Origins and Early Examples in the UK, J. G. James The Rotary Aero Engine, Andrew Nahum An Historian's Judgments About the Thames Embankment, Dale H. Porter More Than an Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Beginnings of Steel Freight Cars, John H. White The Acceptance of Continuous Brakes on Railways in Britain, Ian R. Winship The Contributors Contents of Former Volumes
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