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Engineering In Time : the Systematics Of Engineering History And Its Contemporary Context.
Engineering represents an ordered activity of creative design andinventive manufacture of ingenious devices. Its practitioners havethereby stimulated individuals, enlivened communities, enrichedcivilizations, and contributed to the shaping of cultures. The authors of this innovative text develop a s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
World Scientific,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; 1. About Engineering Identifying a Framework; 2. Prehistoric Engineering (~106 BP~104 BP) Primal Discovery of Devices; 3. Ancient Engineering (~8000 BCE~500 CE) Societal Interest in Devices; 4. Medieval Engineering (~500 CE~1400) Societal Promotion of Devices; 5. Renascent Engineering (~1400~1800) Organizing for Device Production; 6. Expansive Engineering (~1800~1940) Environmental Impact of Devices; 7. Modern Engineering (~1940~1990) Expanding Reach of Devices; 8. Contemporary Engineering (~1990~2000+) Prospects for Closure.
- 9. Nature: Emergence and Implications N(t) . E(t).· · ·10. Engineering: Patterns and Specializations N(t) . E(t) . D(t).· · ·; 11. Devices: Properties and Functions · · ·.E(t) . D(t) . S(t).· · ·; 12. Society: Involvement and Ramifications · · ·.D(t) . S(t) . R(t); 13. Repository: Inventory and Projections · · ·.S(t) . R(t); Appendices; Appendix A Symbolic Notation; Appendix B Time Coordinates; Appendix C Ancient Inventions; Appendix D Cyclic Representations; Appendix E Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.