The annual collections in the
History of Technologyseries 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.
A. Rupert Hall(1920-2009) was Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London and a former director of the Wellcome Trust. He wrote widely on the history of science and edited and translated numerous unpublished works by scientists including Isaac Newton.
Norman A. F. Smith(1938-2009) was Reader in the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London. He is the author of several works includingMan and Water: A History of Hydro-TechnologyandA History of Dams.
Preface
Samuel Brown: Britain's Pioneer Suspension Bridge Builder,Emory L. Kemp
The Banu Mus? and their 'Book of Ingenious Devices',Donald R. Hill
A Note on Roman Metal Turning,J. F. Cave
Old Dams in Extremadura,J. A. Garcia-Diego
The Vocabulary of Technology,G. Hollister-Short
Museums, History and Working Machines,Richard Hills
The Use of Models in Nineteenth Century British Suspension Bridge Design,Denis Smith
The Origins of the Water Turbine and the Invention of its Name,Norman A. F. Smith
The Contributors
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