History of Technology Volume 8

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 including A History of Dams (P. Davies, 1971) and Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology (Scribner, 1975)

Preface

A New Approach to the History of Structural Engineering, W. Addis

The National Association of German-American Technologists and Technology Transfer between Germany and the United States, 1884-1930, Hans-Joachim Braun

Edison in the Mountains: The Magnetic Ore Separation Venture, 1879-1900, W. Bernard Carlson

Samuel Brown: His Influence on the Design of Suspension Bridges, Thomas Day

The Large Roman Water Mill at Barbegal (France), Robert H. J. Sellin


The Use of Gunpowder in Mining: A Document of 1627, G. Hollister-Short

Fermentation Theory and Practice: The Beginnings of Pure Yeast Cultivation and English Brewing, 1883-1913, Mikuláš Teich

Education and Technology in the Industrial Revolution, George Timmons

The Contributors

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