History of engineering and technology

"e;A fascinating story"e; of the railways that linked America from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Washington Post).

New York Times bestseller for fans of First Man: A "e;breathtaking"e; insider history of NASA's space program-from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (Entertainment Weekly).

The New York Times-bestselling "e;breathtaking"e; insider history of NASA's space program-from astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (Entertainment Weekly).

The impact on modern society made by the Internet is immeasurable.

Throughout history, the need to cross the changing British landscape has always driven innovation.

Founded by Charles Tayleur in 1830 as a factory to produce locomotives for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, the Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows grew rapidly both in reputation and capacity.

In his time Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the world's greatest engineer.

ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL is famous for the engineering wonders he left behind - from the SS Great Britain to the delights of Paddington and Temple Meads stations, but much of what he designed has been lost.

The period embraced by the term 'Pre-Industrial Age' extended from the end of the Ancient World, usually regarded as the fall of Rome, to around the middle of the eighteenth century and this book is primarily concerned with civil engineering achievements in Europe during this period.

Middlesbrough and Teesside are renowned for their association with the iron and steel industry.

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Telecommunications is a major global industry, and this unique book chronicles the development of this complex technology from the electric telegraph to the Internet in a simple, accessible, and entertaining way.

Uber is one of the most innovative companies of our time.

Daniel Brandau legt eine umfassend recherchierte Kulturgeschichte der deutschen Raumfahrtbegeisterung vor – und schildert, wie Technikenthusiasmus in Skepsis umschlug.

In this book, Brian Lennon demonstrates the power of a philological approach to the history of programming languages and their usage cultures.

This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building surface habitats at great expense at least for those first few missions.

This work derives from a conference discussing the history of computing in education.

A history of the creation and evolution of the mechanism that brought precision to the steam power and changed the world.

A history of the creation and evolution of the mechanism that brought precision to the steam power and changed the world.

Nowadays, we take technological advancement for granted; much of what we need or want to see is available at the touch of a button.

From a low road bridge crossing the Fosse Way near Trewsbury Mead to the towering Queen Elizabeth Bridge linking Kent to Essex, the River Thames is crossed by over 200 bridges, some simple wooden or stonework structures, others magnificent architectural constructions.

Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry.

Since the end of World War II, European airlines have revealed their own operational style.

A collection of papers which examine the dependency of economic progress on technological developments progressing from a discussion of the forces affecting the process of technical change to empirical studies of technical change in different industries and firms.

An illustrated history of Britain's railway workshops, covering the period from 1823 to 1986, this book deals with the history of the main railway workshops of Britain, a subject of wide-ranging mechanical and electrical engineering interest.

A study of the causes and consequences of industrial innovation through the inventions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Places the British Industrial Revolution in global context, providing a fresh perspective on the relationship between technology and society.

A journey in the history of science across the shifting religious, epistemic, and technical practices on a remarkable sixteenth-century voyage.

A journey in the history of science across the shifting religious, epistemic, and technical practices on a remarkable sixteenth-century voyage.

Places the British Industrial Revolution in global context, providing a fresh perspective on the relationship between technology and society.

This book explores the history of gravity, from Aristotle to Einstein, as a detailed case study for explaining scientific method for non-specialists.

This book explores the history of gravity, from Aristotle to Einstein, as a detailed case study for explaining scientific method for non-specialists.

The authors explore the influence of Freud''s thinking on twentieth-century intellectual and scientific life within Cambridge and beyond.

The authors explore the influence of Freud''s thinking on twentieth-century intellectual and scientific life within Cambridge and beyond.

An historical overview of the development of professional optical and radio observatories from 1945 to today.

An historical overview of the development of professional optical and radio observatories from 1945 to today.

The book examines the movement of people, artefacts and technologies across the Mediterranean - a key arena for studying ancient mobilities.

The book examines the movement of people, artefacts and technologies across the Mediterranean - a key arena for studying ancient mobilities.

Focuses on the operatic soprano as the diva and her relationships with technology from the 1820s to the digital age.

Focuses on the operatic soprano as the diva and her relationships with technology from the 1820s to the digital age.

This book explores the human-engineered flooding of China''s Yellow River, and how it affected the state, environment, and inhabitants of the region.

A nuanced understanding of modernization in nineteenth-century Brazil that demonstrates Brazilian commitment to technological innovation.

This book explores the human-engineered flooding of China''s Yellow River, and how it affected the state, environment, and inhabitants of the region.

A nuanced understanding of modernization in nineteenth-century Brazil that demonstrates Brazilian commitment to technological innovation.

This book analyzes the rhetorical and visual strategies used in technical texts and non-technical literature to describe technological artifacts.

This book analyzes the rhetorical and visual strategies used in technical texts and non-technical literature to describe technological artifacts.