History of engineering and technology

Brave astronauts, flaring rockets, and majestic launches are only one side of the story of spaceflight.

Military Writers Society of America Awards, Gold Medal for HistoryHighlighting men and women across the globe who have dedicated themselves to pushing the limits of space exploration, this book surveys the programs, technological advancements, medical equipment, and automated systems that have made space travel possible.

"e;A very competent, complete history of manned spacecraft.

This first comprehensive history of the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's famous launch facility located at Cape Canaveral, Florida, reveals the vital but largely unknown work that takes place before the rocket is lit.

On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald.

';The story of one of the most prolific, independent, and iconoclastic inventors of this centuryfascinating.

Whether buried underfoot or strung overhead, electrical lines are omnipresent.

The conventional understanding of Japanese wartime ideology has for years been summed up by just a few words: anti-modern, spiritualist, and irrational.

The 2014 discovery of HMS Erebus - a ship lost during Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage - reignited popular, economic, and political interest in the Arctic's exploration, history, anthropology, and historical geography.

Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market.

Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market.

Revisiting Marshall McLuhan's work on the ways that technologies influence societies, Adria reconsiders the effects technologies have had on Canadian regionalism and nationalism.

Reproducing a rare 1827 plant and seed catalogue, possibly the earliest extant catalogue of its kind in Canada, Early Canadian Gardening presents an extensive range of garden plants -- trees, shrubs, fruits, and flowers -- that were grown for food, medicines, and dyestuffs as well as ornamental purposes.

Using ecological, historical, humanist, institutionalist, and Marxist methodologies, Duncan argues that the entire project of developing the theory of political economy has been seriously sidetracked by industrialism.

Basing his study on in-depth interviews with more than 130 companies across Canada, Jorge Niosi analyses the scope of collaborative research activities - both domestic and international - in the fields of biotechnology, electronics, advanced materials, and manufacturing of transportation equipment.

Hydro responded to demands from residents of farms and hamlets for a fair share of the "e;public power"e; that was being distributed to municipalities in southwestern Ontario in 1910.

Using the extensive papers of the firm Charles Robin and Company of Jersey and Paspebiac, and the records of the Jersey mercantile establishment, Rosemary Ommer presents a detailed case study of commodity trade, uncovering the development, function, and strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of the fishery.

How War, Pornography, and Fast Food Have Shaped Modern TechnologyGuns, Germs, and Steel meets the age of technology in this rollicking history of how our pursuit of lust, gluttony, and rage has led to our greatest technological advancements.

Unless you are a specialist or watch a lot of obscure YouTube videos you have probably never heard of He II or superfluid helium.

So what have the Scots ever done for the world then?

How did computers take over the world?

This lavish photographic history of the most beautiful and historic railway stations in London tells a story of power, progress and innovation, from the beginning of steam age to the teeming commuter hubs of today.

The riveting quest to construct the machine that would take on the world's greatest human chess player-told by the man who built itOn May 11, 1997, millions worldwide heard news of a stunning victory, as a machine defeated the defending world chess champion, Garry Kasparov.

Leading technologists, historians, and journalists reveal the stories behind the computer coding that touches all aspects of life-for better or worseFew of us give much thought to computer code or how it comes to be.

The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilizationA few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and we even computed with analog computers.

The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look.

"e;Self-forgetfulness is the reigning temptation of the technological era.

The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look.

"e;Self-forgetfulness is the reigning temptation of the technological era.

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The author compares five primitive life forms from the Burgess Shale of over 500,000,000 years ago to five new technologies invented or developed in the first decade of the twentieth century in terms of their development and importance both in the past and for the future.

Darwin, Then and Now is a journey through the most amazing story in the history of science; encapsulating who Darwin was, what he said and what scientists have discovered since the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859.

ORDER NONESUCH, THE NEW NOVEL FROM FRANCIS SPUFFORD, NOWA brilliant, beautiful account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers.

This book is an important resource to all those interested in the history of modern astronomy and visual deep-sky observing.

Profiles 51 key engineers of the last 400 years, leading up to the founders of modern electronics and communications.

Profiles 51 key engineers of the last 400 years, leading up to the founders of modern electronics and communications.

This book offers an analysis of multinational enterprise throughout the world by examining the spread of electrification.

This is the first book to compare beer and wine from several important perspectives.

Seduced by Secrets reveals the secret technical sources and methods of the Stasi (East German Ministry for State Security).

Case histories of engineering success and failure are presented to enrich understanding of the design process.

This 2005 book explores the emergence of technology and the key role it will play in our future.

A comprehensive account of ancient surveying instruments together with translations of all the ancient sources.

A comprehensive and fascinating account of electrical and electronics history Much of the infrastructure of today's industrialized world arose in the period from the outbreak of World War I to the conclusion of World War II.

Every day up to 3,000 aircraft fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a non-profit umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing.

These proceedings derive from an international conference on the history of computing and education.

Computing in the Nordic countries started in late 1940s mainly as an engineering activity to build computing devices to perform mathematical calculations and assist mathematicians and engineers in scientific problem solving.