History of engineering and technology

In May 1917, William and Elizebeth Friedman were asked by the U.

This book foregrounds the pressures that three transformative technologies in the long sixteenth century-the printing press, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass-placed on long-held literary practices, as well as on cultural and social structures.

The book takes time as the axis, selecting 98 bridges (or bridge groups) across the country and 7 representative bridges out of the country, reflecting the steps and development of China's bridge construction in related majors and engineering technicians in colleges and universities.

This book provides a roadmap for those embarking on a career in STEM, whether in the research or industry realms.

This book tells the story of how the science of computational multiphase flow began in an effort to better analyze hypothetical light water power reactor accidents, including the "e;loss of coolant"e; accident.

This is the most comprehensive, English-language study of the German Imperial Navy's battlecruisers that served in the First World War.

International Federation for Information Processing The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication.

The history of the American gun is intricately entwined with the history of America itself.

Social Semantics: The Search for Meaning on the Web provides a unique introduction to identity and reference theories of the World Wide Web, through the academic lens of philosophy of language and data-driven statistical models.

This book, aimed at general readers, covers the entirety of computing history from antiquity to the present, placing the story of computing into the broader context of politics, economics, society, and more.

This book provides an overview of American aviation from 1903 to 1941, covering major developments in aviation technology.

Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice.

From the moment news reached Peru in 1910 that Jorge Chavez Dartnell, a pilot of Peruvian parentage, had become the first man to fly across the Alps, aviation fired the imagination of the masses in his home country.

Cyber security is the greatest risk faced by financial institutions today, a risk they have understood and managed for decades longer than is commonly understood.

This stimulating text/reference presents a philosophical exploration of the conceptual foundations of deep learning, presenting enlightening perspectives that encompass such diverse disciplines as computer science, mathematics, logic, psychology, and cognitive science.

This is the 1st China's Science Yearbook published since 1949.

The early years of film were dominated by competition between inventors in America and France, especially Thomas Edison and the Lumiere brothers .

Before the hydrogen bomb indelibly associated radioactivity with death, many chemists, physicians, botanists, and geneticists believed that radium might hold the secret to life.

The annual collections in the History of Technology series look at the history of technological discovery and change, exploring the relationship of technology to other aspects of life and showing how technological development is affected by the society in which it occurred.

Established in 1871 on the outskirts of London, the Royal Indian Engineering College at Coopers Hill was arguably the first engineering school in Britain.

Janet Abbate recounts the key players and technologies that allowed the Internet to develop; but her main focus is always on the social and cultural factors that influenced the Internet''s design and use.

Explores the place of science and technology in international relations through early attempts at international governance of aviation and atomic energy.

Offers an introduction and critical guide to the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief.

Science is the great intellectual adventure, but can also be an instrument of profit, power, and privilege.

William Jervois was a military engineer who rose to prominence as a result of Lord Palmerston's extensive programme of fortification against a feared French invasion in the middle years of the nineteenth century.

Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on the development of a scientific culture between the years 1600-1800.

This textbook presents a fascinating review of cryptography and cryptanalysis, from the earliest known cryptographic systems of 2,500 years ago up to modern computer-based systems.

The book presents the scientific history of the early days of fuel cells (1838 to 1845).

Until the nineteenth century all time was local time.

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays.

Dieses Buch stellt die Entwicklung der Energiewirtschaft in Ostdeutschland während der Zeit nach dem 2.

The military's focus on innovation and problem-solving has led to the creation of numerous items and technologies that have transcended the battlefield and become commonplace in our daily lives.

The technical problems confronting different societies in different periods and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays.

Authoritative, highly readable history of aerodynamics and the major theorists and their contributions.

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

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

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

Plant breeders have long sought technologies to extend human control over nature.

This book recounts the adventures of Louis Pouzin who invented one of the core elements for transmitting data over today's Internet, the datagram.

An expansive analysis of the relationship between human and machine in music.

How networked structures of collaboration and competition within a community of researchers led to the invention, spread, and commercialization of scanning probe microscopy.

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