History of engineering and technology Books
P & I Nolan All-American Boys: An Insider's Look at the U.S. Space Program
Book SynopsisThis is a no-holds-barred candid memoir by a former Marine jet jockey and physicist who became NASA's second civilian astronaut. Walter Cunningham presents the astronauts in all their glory in this dramatically revised and updated edition that was considered an instant classic in its first edition over two decades ago. From its insider's view of the pervasive 'astropolitics' that guided the functioning of the astronaut corps to its thoughtful discussion of the Columbia tragedy, this book resonates with Cunningham's passion for humanity's destiny in space which endures today. This is a story of the triumph of American heroes. Cunningham brings us into NASA's training program and reveals what it takes to be an astronaut. He poignantly relates the story of the devastating Apollo 1 fire that took the lives of three astronauts and his own later successful flight on Apollo 7. This new edition includes an update of the manned space program and his 'tell it like it is' observation of NASA's successes and failures. It also includes commentary on the Shuttle disasters of Challenger and Columbia and his views on what NASA should be doing to get back on track and to regain public support.
£22.95
Stanley Museum The Stanleys of Newton: Yankee Tinkerers in the Gilded Age
£14.33
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Hobnob Press Echoes of Ingen Housz
£23.75
Footsteps Press Genius, Richard Trevithick's Steam Engines
£11.64
Begin-A-Book Independent Publishers One Track Mind a trainspotters journey
£12.34
Whitefox Publishing Ltd Automatically Driven: My 50 Years in the Car Industry
£23.74
Whitefox Publishing Ltd The Material Advantage
£16.14
£20.75
Alex Naughton The Route of the Torbay Express
£23.74
Heddon Publishing Steaming into the West
£12.16
Signalman Publishing The Miracle Landing: The True Story of How the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers Almost Perished in an Iowa Cornfield During a January Blizzard
£14.30
Hugo House Publishers Datapoint: The Lost Story of the Texans Who Invented the Personal Computer Revolution
£19.27
Wolfgang Publications Harley-Davidson Evo, Hop-Up & Rebuild Manual: Learn how to build an engine like the pros
£27.95
Punctum Books Moonbit
£17.10
Bicep Books Terror on the Train
£15.19
BenBella Books Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford,
Book Synopsis"Mr. Dahlstrom...has written a superb history of the tractor and this long-forgotten period of capitalism in U.S. agriculture. We now know the whole story of when farming, business and the free-market economy diverged, divided and conquered." —Wall Street JournalDiscover the untold story of the “tractor wars,” the twenty-year period that introduced power farming—the most fundamental change in world agriculture in hundreds of years.Before John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester became icons of American business, they were competitors in a forgotten battle for the farm. From 1908-1928, against the backdrop of a world war and economic depression, these brands were engaged in a race to introduce the tractor and revolutionize farming. By the turn of the twentieth century, four million people had left rural America and moved to cities, leaving the nation’s farms shorthanded for the work of plowing, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and threshing. That’s why the introduction of the tractor is an innovation story as essential as man’s landing on the moon or the advent of the internet—after all, with the tractor, a shrinking farm population could still feed a growing world. But getting the tractor from the boardroom to the drafting table, then from factory and the farm, was a technological and competitive battle that until now, has never been fully told. A researcher, historian, and writer, Neil Dahlstrom has spent decades in the corporate archives at John Deere. In Tractor Wars, Dahlstrom offers an insider’s view of a story that entwines a myriad of brands and characters, stakes and plots: the Reverend Daniel Hartsough, a pastor turned tractor designer; Alexander Legge, the eventual president of International Harvester, a former cowboy who took on Henry Ford; William Butterworth and the oft-at-odds leadership team at John Deere that partnered with the enigmatic Ford but planned for his ultimate failure. With all the bitterness and drama of the race between Ford, Dodge, and General Motors, Tractor Wars is the untold story of industry stalwarts and disruptors, inventors, and administrators racing to invent modern agriculture—a power farming revolution that would usher in a whole new world.
£18.99
Steel Gear Press Adventure
£16.02
Steel Gear Press Frenzy
£23.99
A.W Publishing Forbidden History Lost Knowledge
£9.49
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp In Peace and War
£14.83
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp History and Evolution of Technology
£14.68
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp History and Evolution of Technology
£14.68
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp History and Evolution of Technology
£15.44
Compassion Hall Channel
£12.07
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Before Stuxnet
£9.47
BoD - Books on Demand 365 anecdotes autour de linformatique et du multimédia
£15.50
Springer Spinning the Cosmos
Book SynopsisThe epistemological concept of volvelles.- The knowledge of the volvelles.- History of the volvelles.- De Sphaera editions.- Conclusion.
£34.99
Palgrave Macmillan Science and Technology in South Africa 19391946
£113.99
De Gruyter Value-Based Engineering: A Guide to Building Ethical Technology for Humanity
Book SynopsisIn times of powerful AI systems, such as GPT, Value-based Engineering is deeply needed. It is a new transdisciplinary IT innovation- and engineering approachrespecting human values and societal consequences of IT systems as these are planned and in early evolution stages. The book tells the story of why we need technology for humanity more than ever before and what principles we should follow in building it. More concretely, it is a guide on how exactly companies should pursue their innovation efforts with an epilogue on how this is different from aspiring science fiction. The Value-based Engineering approach outlined in this book with concrete case-studies, forms and over 90 illustrations was developed and revised by over 100 experts from around the world engaged in a project called IEEE P7000 TM. https://www.value-based-engineering.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrLvHXQKvx17-PbWaYJzEQQ
£45.60
BoD - Books on Demand Konzentrierte Energie
£18.90
BoD - Books on Demand NaturwissenschaftlichTechnische Plaudereien
£21.38
BoD - Books on Demand Straßenbahnen und Omnibusse in Wien
£18.90
BoD - Books on Demand Der Bergmann in seinem Beruf
£16.62
Books on Demand US-Trägerraketen 1: Vanguard - Redstone - Juno -
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£22.70
Books on Demand Schmiedekunst und Glockenguss: Eine Zeitreise
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£17.90
BoD - Books on Demand Die Erfindung der Drahtseilbahnen
£21.50
BoD - Books on Demand Geflügelte Worte
£18.60
BoD - Books on Demand Die UBahn vom Potsdamer Platz nach Pankow
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£20.90
BoD - Books on Demand Aufzüge und Fördermaschinen auf der Weltausstellung in Philadelphia 1876
£16.90
BoD - Books on Demand Seilschwebebahnen für den Fernverkehr von Personen und Gütern
£19.47
BoD - Books on Demand Die Erfindung des Fliegens
£14.90
978-3-9826968 KI ist dumm Eine allgemein verständliche Beschreibung von generativer KISoftware und ihren Möglichkeiten
£17.10
Bod Third Party Titles The Truth about the Titanic
£9.80
Brill Studies in Ancient Technology, Volume 4 Fibres and Fabrics of Antiquity: Washing, Bleaching, Fulling and Felting: Dyes and Dyeing: Spinning: Sewing, Basketry and Weaving
Book SynopsisPart of a series of books each containing a number of essays on ancient technology covering both preclassical and classical periods. This volume covers the fibres and fabrics of antiquity including washing, bleaching, fulling and felting; dyes and dyeing; spinning; sewing, basketry and weaving.
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Brill Invisible Bicycle: Parallel Histories and Different Timelines
Book SynopsisThe Invisible Bicycle brings together different insights into the social, cultural and economic history of the bicycle and cycling in historical eras of ubiquitous bicycle use that have remained relatively invisible in bicycle history. It revisits the typical timeline of cycling’s decline in the 1950s and 1960s and the renaissance beginning in the 1970s by bringing forth the large national and local variations, varying uses and images of the bicycle, and different bicycle cultures as well as their historical background and motivations. To understand the role, possibilities and challenges of the bicycle today, it is necessary to know the history that has formed them. Therefore The Invisible Bicycle is recommended also to present-day practitioners and planners of bicycle mobility. Contributors are: Peter Cox, Martin Emanuel, Tiina Männistö-Funk, Timo Myllyntaus, Nicholas Oddy, Harry Oosterhuis, William Steele, Manuel Stoffers, Sue-Yen Tjong Tjin Tai, Frank Veraart.Table of ContentsPreface Timo Myllyntaus List of Illustrations, Graphs and Tables Note on Contributors 1 Introduction: The Historical Production of the Invisible and Visible Bicycles Tiina Männistö-Funk part 1: Discourses and Materialities of the Bicycle 2 Rethinking Bicycle Histories Peter Cox 3 Entrenched Habit or Fringe Mode: Comparing National Bicycle Policies, Cultures and Histories Harry Oosterhuis part 2: Political and Economic Shaping of the Bicycle 4 Waves of Cycling Policy: Policies of Cycling, Mobility, and Urban Planning in Stockholm since 1970 Martin Emanuel 5 Making the Bicycle Dutch: The Development of the Bicycle Industry in the Netherlands, 1860–1940 Sue-Yen Tjong Tjin Tai & Frank Veraart Part 3 : Bicycle in the Practices 6 Betting on the Wheel: The Bicycle and Japan’s Post-War Recovery M. William Steele 7 Modernizing the Bicycle: The International Human-Powered Vehicle Movement and the “Bicycle Renaissance” since the 1970s Manuel Stoffers 8 History, Tweed and the Invisible Bicycle Nicholas Oddy Bibliography Index
£116.00
Brill Mediterranean Wooden Shipbuilding: Economy, Technology and Institutions in Syros in the Nineteenth Century
Book SynopsisIn Mediterranean Wooden Shipbuilding: Economy, Technology and Institutions in Syros in the Nineteenth Century Apostolos Delis analyses the wooden shipbuilding industry of the port of Syros, an important maritime and commercial crossroad in the nineteenth century eastern Mediterranean. The main axes of analysis are the economic, technical and institutional aspects of the industry in relation to the wider international context of shipping and trade. Based on unpublished archival sources, multi-language secondary literature and the employment of interdisciplinary theoretical tools Apostolos Delis not only highlights the national and international significance of Syros’ shipbuilding industry, but also contributes novel material to our knowledge of wooden shipbuilding in the Mediterranean.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ... xi List of Illustrations ... xii Maps ... xvii Introduction ... 1 1 The City and the Maritime Centre ... 6 From a Refugee Settlement to a Port-City ... 6 The Character of the New Port-City ... 10 The Urban Area and Its Society ... 16 The Maritime Centre ... 25 2 Syros Shipbuilding: An Industry before Industrialization ... 36 The Shipbuilding Activity: Definition Issues ... 36 The Syros Shipbuilding Industry at the Domestic and International Levels ... 40 The Level of Shipbuilding Technology in the International Context ... 42 Factors of Rise of Syros Wooden Shipbuilding in the Nineteenth Century ... 44 The Search for the Competitive Advantage ... 46 Factors of Decline in the Syros Shipbuilding during the Nineteenth Century ... 50 The Role of Steam ... 50 The Role of the Markets ... 52 The Reallocation of Resources ... 53 The Transition to Steam: Continuities and Discontinuities ... 55 3 Production, Productivity, and Performance of the Shipbuilding Industry ... 57 Shipbuilding Cycles, Historical Conjuncture, and Productive Performance ... 57 Shipbuilding Industry and the Markets ... 57 Shipbuilding Industry of Syros and the Grain Trade: A Case of a Dependent Demand ... 60 Long Shipbuilding Cycles ... 63 Short Shipbuilding Cycles I (1838–61) ... 65 Short Shipbuilding Cycles II (1862–80) ... 68 International Comparison: Classification and Evaluation of Production Level ... 70 Repairs ... 74 The Economics of the Shipbuilding Industry ... 76 Cost of Production: Total Cost and Average Price ... 76 International Price Comparison ... 79 Individual Cost and Cost Structure ... 81 Revenue of the Shipbuilding Industry ... 85 Productivity of the Shipbuilding Industry ... 87 Average Tonnage ... 87 Delivery Time of Vessels ... 90 Capacity of Shipyards ... 91 General Performance of the Shipbuilding Industry on Syros ... 93 4 The Production Process ... 94 The Institutional Framework ... 94 Ship Construction, Institutional Process and Transaction Cost ... 94 The Shipbuilding Agreement ... 96 Variations in the Object of the Shipbuilding Agreement ... 100 Timber Quality Control Issues ... 103 Special Demands on Technical Issues ... 105 The Shipbuilding Timber Agreement ... 108 The Iron Components Agreement ... 110 The Property Document ... 111 The Four Types of Shipbuilding Product ... 112 Agency and Ownership ... 113 The Certificate of Construction ... 114 The Technical Process ... 114 Technology and Methods of Construction in Syros Shipyards ... 114 The Phases of Construction ... 117 The Skeleton ... 117 Keel, Stempost, Sternpost and Stern ... 118 The Frames ... 120 Longitudinal Fastening Elements ... 122 Vertical Fastening Elements ... 125 Covering of the Hull ... 127 The Ceiling ... 128 Decking and Bulwark ... 128 Planking ... 129 Subdivision of the Ship’s Hold ... 130 Superstructures ... 130 Ship’s Equipment ... 131 Caulking ... 133 Launching ... 133 Ship Types ... 134 Brig: The Barometer of Syros Shipbuilding Industry ... 142 5 The Demand: Shipowners and Investors ... 146 Geographic Origin and Ownership Distribution of Investors ... 147 Distribution per Number of Investors ... 147 Distribution of Investors per Tonnage Capacity ... 150 Distribution per Values of Ships ... 152 The Making of Shipping Knowhow of the Groups of Origin ... 155 The Hermoupolis Groups of Origin—The Psariots ... 155 The Chiots ... 157 The Outside Hermoupolis Groups of Origin-Andros ... 162 Hydra ... 163 Santorini ... 165 Mykonos ... 166 Spetses ... 167 The Ionians (Cephalonia and Ithaki) ... 169 The Occupational Groups of Investors ... 170 Most Important Individual Investors: A Socio-Economic Profile ... 173 Towards a Concentrated Ownership: Specialization and Shipowning ... 179 6 Factors of Production ... 182 Organization of Production ... 182 The Shipbuilding Enterprise ... 182 Structure and Characteristics of the Shipbuilding Enterprise in Syros in the Nineteenth Century ... 183 Shipbuilding Enterprises and Shipbuilders in Syros: Origin and Know-how ... 185 Productivity and Classification of Master Shipwrights and of Shipbuilding Enterprises ... 188 Shipbuilding Enterprises and Entrepreneurship—the Making of a Shipbuilding Elite ... 193 Koufoudakis Family ... 195 Pagidas Family ... 196 Maskas Family ... 198 Sehas Family ... 201 Krystallis Family ... 202 Potous Family ... 203 Cooperative Forms of Production—Partnerships of Shipbuilding Craftsmen ... 205 Labour ... 206 Specialization, Division of Labour and Hierarchy ... 206 Workforce Capacity and Wages ... 207 Capital ... 209 Land ... 210 The Old Shipbuilding Area ... 210 The New Shipbuilding Area ... 211 The Ship Repairing Zone ... 213 Auxiliary Trades-Raw Materials ... 214 Organization of Timber Trade ... 214 Charters Transportation ... 215 Sales ... 217 Metallurgy and Ironsmith Workshops ... 220 Other Shipbuilding Material and Maritime Stores ... 220 Conclusions ... 223 Appendices ... 227 Sources and Bibliography ... 295 Index ... 316
£136.80
