History of Technology Volume 11

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

Technology Transfer Under Conditions of War: German Aero-technology in Japan During the Second World War, Hans-Joachim Braun

Using the Early Slide-rest, Vernard Foley, with Susan Canganelli, John Connor and David Rader

The Origins and Worldwide Spread of Warren-truss Bridges in the Mid-nineteenth Century. Part 1. Origins and Early Examples in the UK, J. G. James

The Rotary Aero Engine, Andrew Nahum

An Historian's Judgments About the Thames Embankment, Dale H. Porter

More Than an Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Beginnings of Steel Freight Cars, John H. White

The Acceptance of Continuous Brakes on Railways in Britain, Ian R. Winship

The Contributors

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