Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering

Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering This book treats several subjects from the History of Mechanism and Machine Science, and also contains an illustrative presentation of the Museum of Engines and Mechanisms of the University of Palermo, Italy, which houses a collection of various pieces of machinery from the last 150 years. The various sections deal with some eminent scientists of the past, with the history of industrial installations, machinery and transport, with the human inventiveness for mechanical and scientific devices, and with robots and human-driven automata. All chapters have been written by experts in their fields. The volume shows a wide-ranging panorama on the historical progress of scientific and technical knowledge in the past centuries. It will stimulate new research and ideas for those involved in the history of Science and Technology. Autor: Francesco Sorge, Giuseppe Genchi Wydawnictwo: Springer Rok wydania: 2015 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 409 Wymiary: 15.5 x 23.5 x 2.8 cm Ilustracje: 180 Illustrations, color; 142 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 409 p. 322 illus., 180 illus. in color. Język: angielski ISBN: 9783319226798