History of Technology Volume 4

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 He wrote widely on the history of science and edited and translated numerous unpublished works by scientists including Isaac Newton.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 including Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology and A History of Dams.

Preface

Some Aspects of the History of Journal Bearings and Their Lubrication, P. S. Bardell

The Waltham Pound Lock, K. R. Fairclough

Parkesine and Celluloid: The Failure and Success of the First Modern Plastic, Robert Friedel

Iron Arched Bridge Designs in Pre-Revolutionary France, J. G. James

The Early History of Mechanical Harvesting, L. J. Jones

The Sector and Chain: An Historical Enquiry, G. Hollister-Short

The Contributors