Title & Author:

Engineering / edited by Samuel Rapport and Helen Wright.

Publication:

[New York] New York University Press, 1963.

Description:

378 pages illustrations 21 cm.

Series:

The New York University library of science

Notes:
Bibliography: p. [v]-vi.
Early construction methods / Walter D. Binger -- The growth of mechanical power / Miles Tomalin -- Leonardo da Vinci : military engineer / Bern Dibner -- James Watt and the history of steam power / Ivor B. Hart -- Sir Charles Parsons and the steam turbine / R.H. Parsons -- From Faraday to the dynamo / Harold I. Sharlin -- The internal combustion engine / T.K. Derry and Trevor I. Williams -- Reaction motors : how they work and some experiments with them / G. Edward Pendray -- The A.B.C. of atomic energy / Sir Christopher Hinton -- The age of steel / J.D. Bernal.
Academic editorial adviser, John R. Ragazzini.

Summary:

An anthology of illuminating selections that bring to life the most significant and dramatic developments in engineering. It broadly covers the birth of engineering in the ancient world through developments during the middle of the twentieth century.

Subject:

Engineering History.
Ingénierie Histoire.
Engineering.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Rapport, Samuel Berder, 1903- editor.
Wright, Helen, 1914-1997, editor.
New York University library of science.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 93568
Call No.: ID:86-B18508
Status: Available