Engineer of Revolutionary Russia : Iurii V. Lomonosov (1876-1952) and the Railways.

From Marxist revolutionary to American academic, this book reveals the life of one of revolutionary Russia's most distinguished and controversial engineers - Iurii Vladimirovich Lomonosov (1876-1952). The book employs an exceptionally rich base of high-quality primary sources, that not only pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ashgate Gower 2011.
Colección:Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945.
Temas:
Lomonosov, I͡U. > (I͡Uriĭ), > 1876-1952.
Lomonosov, I͡U. > (I͡Uriĭ), > 1876-1952 > Political and social views.
Lomonosov, I͡U. > (I͡Uriĭ), > 1876-1952
1905-1921
Railroad engineers > Soviet Union > Biography.
Railroads > Soviet Union > History.
Engineering > Soviet Union > History.
Science > Soviet Union > History.
Technology > Soviet Union > History.
Transportation > Soviet Union > History.
Ingénieurs ferroviaires > URSS > Biographies.
Ingénierie > URSS > Histoire.
Sciences > URSS > Histoire.
Technologie > URSS > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Engineering
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views
Railroad engineers
Railroads
Science
Technology
Transportation
Russia > History > Revolution, 1905-1907 > Influence.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Influence.
Russie > Histoire > 1905-1907 (Révolution) > Influence.
URSS > Histoire > 1917-1921 (Révolution) > Influence.
Russia
Soviet Union
Electronic resource.
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Making of a Russian Engineer
  • Childhood
  • An Exclusive Education
  • 2 First Steps in Railway Engineering
  • The Science of Locomotive Testing
  • 8216;Scientific Road Experiments8217;
  • Towards a Professorship
  • 3 Engineering Professor
  • The Battle for Curricular Reform
  • Research: Vision and Realities
  • The Values of Consulting
  • 4 The Russian Revolution of 1905
  • Liberalism and Socialism
  • Socialism, Terrorism and the Future
  • 5 Applications of Science on the Russian Railways, 19088211;1914
  • Management
  • Research
  • 6 War and Revolution, 19148211;1917
  • Russia8217;s Railways At War
  • The February Revolution
  • 7 America and the Bolshevik Revolution
  • America
  • Reactions to the October Revolution
  • Across the Rubicon to Soviet Russia
  • 8 Building the New Russia
  • A Return to Power?
  • Soviet Trade Plenipotentiary
  • 9 The Diesel Revolution
  • Russia and the Technical Challenges of Dieselization
  • Lomonosov and Soviet Diesel Traction
  • Defeat
  • 10 8216;A Free Soviet Citizen Abroad8217;
  • A 8216;Non-Returner8217;?
  • Employment and Domicile, 19278211;1937
  • 11 Retirement and Remembrance
  • Select Bibliography
  • Unpublished Sources
  • Published Sources
  • Index.

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