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History of Romanian Technology and Industry Volume 2: Electrical Engineering, Energetics, Transport and Technology Education
This volume showcases the valuable achievements of the Romanian technology and industry worldwide. It started from the premise that the history of...
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Women’s Contribution to Science and Technology through ICWES Conferences
This book discusses the legacy of the conference series The International Conferences of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which spans...
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Handbook of Integrated Circuit Industry
Written by hundreds experts who have made contributions to both enterprise and academics research, these excellent reference books provide all...
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History of Romanian Technology and Industry Volume 1: Mechanics, Processing Techniques and Construction
This volume showcases the valuable achievements of the Romanian technology and industry worldwide. It started from the premise that the history of...
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A Brief History of High-Speed Rail
This book introduces the basic knowledge, concepts, terms and development process of high-speed rail (HSR) and summarizes its main achievements at...
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Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science Legacy and Contribution of the IFToMM Community, Part 5
This book discusses the technological developments achieved by distinguished figures in the history of mechanism and machine science (MMS). This is...
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Distinguished Figures in Mechanical Engineering in Spain and Ibero-America
This volume collects contributions on leading figures in mechanism and machine science (MMS) from Spain and Ibero-America over the last two...
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The Learjet History Beginnings, Innovations and Utilization
Learjet 24 (24-123, N3731)
Credit: Paul Bowen
This book offers an unique, comprehensive retrospective on the Learjet aircraft, from the establishment...
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On Joachim Jungius’ Texturæ Contemplatio Texture, Weaving and Natural Philosophy in the 17th Century
The book offers an analysis of Joachim Jungius’ Texturæ Contemplatio- a hitherto-unpublished manuscript written in German and Latin that deals with...
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70 Years of China’s Bridges
The book takes time as the axis, selecting 98 bridges (or bridge groups) across the country and 7 representative bridges out of the country,...
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Flight Not Improbable Octave Chanute and the Worldwide Race Toward Flight
This book is a must-read for all those interested in the evolution of airplanes.
Its protagonist, Octave Chanute, is best known for his scientific and...
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Ordering Colours in 18th and Early 19th Century Europe
This book describes the international effort to give order to colours and thus facilitate communication about it, two topics deemed essential to a...
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The Flying Man Otto Lilienthal—History, Flights and Photographs
"Of all the men who attacked the flying problem in the 19th century, Otto Lilienthal was easily the most important. His greatness appeared in every...
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Jet Web CONNECTIONS in the Development History of Turbojet Engines 1920 - 1950
The present book describes the development history of turbojet engines, mainly in the web-type triangle Great Britain (USA) - Germany - Switzerland...
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Explorations in the History and Heritage of Machines and Mechanisms 7th International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms (HMM)
This book gathers the latest advances in the field of history of science and technology, as presented by leading international researchers at the 7th...
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Inventive Geniuses Who Changed the World Fifty-Three Great British Scientists and Engineers and Five Centuries of Innovation
This book describes the life and times of fifty-three great British scientists and engineers – male and female inventive geniuses who changed the...
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Agent Orange The Failure of Science, Policy and Common Sense
This book tells the story of Agent Orange, its usage and the policies that surround it. Agent Orange contains a contaminant known as TCDD. It was the...
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Evaluation of Scientific Sources in Mechanics Heiberg’s Prolegomena to the Works of Archimedes and Hellinger’s Encyclopedia Article on Continuum Mechanics
This book evaluates the importance of various historical sources and discusses their role in the creation and transmission of scientific knowledge....
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ASEAN Space Programs History and Way Forward
This book presents the first-ever comprehensive analysis of ASEAN space development programs. Written by prominent actors in the region, it goes...
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Inventing a European Nation Engineers for Portugal, from Baroque to Fascism
This book deals with the simultaneous making of Portuguese engineers and the Portuguese nation-state from the mid seventeenth century to the late...