Entrée principale:

Singer, Charles, 1876-1960, editor, Volumes I-V, VIII.

Titre et auteur:

A history of technology / edited by Charles Singer [and others].

Publication:

Oxford University, London, Great Britain : Clarendon Press, 1954-1984.
©1954-1984

Description:

8 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, portrait, charts (tables), plates ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references, lists of abbreviations, lists of illustrations, and indexes.
VOLUME I: From early times to fall of ancient empires -- VOLUME II: The Mediterranean civilizations and the Middle Ages, c. 700 B.C. to c. 1500 A.D. -- VOLUME III: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, c 1500-c 1750 -- VOLUME IV: The Industrial Revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850 -- VOLUME V: The late nineteenth century, c. 1850 to c. 1900 -- VOLUME VI: The twentieth century, c 1900 to c 1950 Part I -- VOLUME VII: The twentieth century, c 1900 to c 1950 Part II -- VOLUME VIII: Consolidated indexes.
VOLUME I: FROM EARLY TIMES TO FALL OF ANCIENT EMPIRES [First Published 1954; Second Impression 1955; Edited by Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, and A.R. Hall; Assisted by E. Jaffé, R.H.G. Thomson, and J.M. Donaldson; lv, 827 pages; color frontispiece, 36 pages of plates] -- Chronological tables / by F.E. Zeuner, Professor of Environmental Archaeology in the University of London -- PART I: BASIC SOCIAL FACTORS -- Skill as a human possession / by Kenneth P. Oakley, Principal Scientific Officer, British Museum (Natural History) -- Early forms of society / by V. Gordon Childe, Professor of Prehistoric European Archaeology in the University of London -- Discovery, invention, and diffusion / by H.S. Harrison -- Speech and language / by A. Sommerfelt, Professor of General Philology in the University of Oslo -- Primitive time-reckoning / by E.R. Leach, Lecturer in Anthropology in the University of Cambridge -- PART II: FOOD-COLLECTING STAGE -- Working stone, bone, and wood / by L.S.B. Leakey, Curator of the Coryndon Memorial Museum, Nairobi, Kenya -- Graphic and plastic arts / by L.S.B. Leakey -- Foraging, hunting, and fishing / by Daryll Forde, Professor of Anthropology in the University of London; Director, International African Institute, London -- PART III: DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES -- Rotary motion / by Gordon Childe -- Fire-making, fuel, and lighting / by H.S. Harrison -- Chemical, culinary, and cosmetic arts / by R.J. Forbes, Professor of Pure and Applied Sciences in Antiquity, University of Amsterdam -- Building in wattle, wood, and turf / by John Bradford, Lecturer in Ethnology, University of Oxford -- PART IV: SPECIALIZING INDUSTRIES -- Domestication of animals / by F.E. Zeuner -- Cultivation of plants / by F.E. Zeuner -- Pottery / by the late Sir Lindsay Scott, K.B.E., D.S.C. -- Textiles, basketry, and mats / by Grace M. Crowfoot, Munro Lecturer (Primitive Weaving) at the University of Edinburgh 1951; with "A note on the materials of ancient textiles and baskets" by Julius Grant, Analytical and Consulting Chemist, and "Rope-making" by K.R. Gilbert, Assistant Keeper in the Science Museum, London -- Building in brick and stone / by Seton Lloyd, O.B.E., Director, British Institute of Archaeology, Ankara; with "A note on Stonehenge" by R.H.G. Thomson, Editorial Staff, History of Technology -- Differentiation of non-metallic tools / by S.M. Cole, Author of "The Prehistory of East Africa" -- Water-supply, irrigation, and agriculture / by M.S. Drower, M.B.E., Lecturer in Ancient History, University of London -- PART V: UTILIZATION OF METALS -- Mining and quarrying / by the late C.N. Bromehead, District Geologist for South-Eastern England on the staff of the Geological Survey and Museum, London -- Extracting, smelting, and alloying / by R.J. Forbes -- Metal implements and weapons / by H.H. Coghlan, Curator, Newbury Museum, Berks -- Fine metal-work / by Herbert Maryon, Research Laboratory Attaché, British Museum, and H.J. Plenderleith, M.C., Keeper, Research Laboratory, British Museum -- Fine ivory-work / by R.D. Barnett, Deputy Keeper in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum -- Fine wood-work / by Cyril Aldred, Assistant Keeper in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh -- PART VI: TRANSPORT -- Land transport without wheels. Roads and bridges / by S.M. Cole -- Wheeled vehicles / by V. Gordon Childe -- Boats and ships / by Adrian Digby, Keeper of Ethnography, British Museum -- PART VII: THE PREPARATION FOR SCIENCE -- Recording and writing / by S.H. Hooke, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Studies, University of London -- Measures and weights / by F.G. Skinner, O.B.E., Deputy Keeper, Science Museum, London -- Ancient mathematics and astronomy / by O. Neugebauer, Professor of the History of Mathematics, Brown University, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
VOLUME II: THE MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS AND THE MIDDLE AGES, c. 700 B.C. TO c. A.D. 1500 [Published 1956; Edited by Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall, and Trevor I. Williams; Assisted by E. Jaffé, Nan Clow, and R.H.G. Thomson; lix, 802 pages; color frontispiece, 44 pages of plates] -- Historical notes / by A.R. Hall -- PART I: PRIMARY PRODUCTION -- Mining and quarrying to the seventeenth century / by the late C.N. Bromehead, District Geologist for South-Eastern England on the staff of the Geological Survey and Museum, London -- Metallurgy / by R.J. Forbes, Professor of Pure and Applied Sciences in Antiquity, University of Amsterdam -- Agricultural implements / by E.M. Jope, Reader in Archaeology, The Queen's University of Belfast -- PART II: MANUFACTURE -- Food and drink / by R.J. Forbes -- Leather / by John W. Waterer, Honorary Secretary of the Museum of Leathercraft, London; with "A note on parchment" by H. Saxl, Nuffield Gerontological Unit, University of Leeds -- Spinning and weaving / by R. Patterson, Curator, Castle Museum, York -- Part I. Furniture: To the end of the Roman Empire / by Cyril Aldred, Assistant Keeper in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh -- Part II. Furniture: Post-Roman / by R.W. Symonds -- Part I. Ceramics: From c 700 BC to the fall of the Roman Empire / by Gisela M.A. Richter, Honorary Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -- Part II. Ceramics: Medieval / by E.M. Jope -- Glass and glazes / by D.B. Harden, O.B.E., Keeper, Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford -- Pre-Scientific industrial chemistry / by the late F. Sherwood Taylor, formerly Director of the Science Museum, London, and Charles Singer; with "A note on military pyrotechnics" by A.R. Hall -- PART III: MATERIAL CIVILIZATION -- The medieval artisan / by R.H.G. Thomson, Scientific Laboratory, National Gallery, London -- Building construction / by Martin S. Briggs -- Fine metal-work / by Herbert Maryon, O.B.E., Technical Attaché, Research Laboratory, British Museum, London; with "A note on stamping of coins and other objects" by Philip Grierson, Lecturer in History, University of Cambridge -- PART IV: TRANSPORT -- Roads and land travel, with a section on harbours, docks, and lighthouses / by R.G. Goodchild, Controller of Antiquities, Government of Cyrenaica (III, IV, and VI), and R.J. Forbes (I, II, V, VII, and VIII) -- Vehicles and harness / by E.M. Jope -- Shipbuilding / by T.C. Lethbridge -- PART V: PRACTICAL MECHANICS AND CHEMISTRY -- Power / by R.J. Forbes; with "A note on windmills" by Rex Wailes -- Machines / by Bertrand Gille, Archivist, Archives Nationales, Paris; with "A note on ancient cranes" by A.G. Drachmann, Librarian, University Library, Copenhagen -- Hydraulic engineering and sanitation / by R.J. Forbes -- Military technology / by A.R. Hall -- Alchemical equipment / by E.J. Holmyard -- EPILOGUE -- East and West in retrospect / by Charles Singer.
VOLUME III: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, c 1500 -- c 1750 [Published 1957; Edited by Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall, and Trevor I. Williams; Assisted by Y. Peel and J.R. Petty; xxxvii, 766 pages; color frontispiece, 32 pages of plates] -- PART I: PRIMARY PRODUCTION -- Food and drink / by R.J. Forbes, Professor of Pure and Applied Sciences in Antiquity, University of Amsterdam -- Metallurgy and assaying / by Cyril Stanley Smith, Professor of Metallurgy, University of Chicago, and R.J. Forbes -- Coal mining and utilization / by J.U. Nef, Professor of Economic History, University of Chicago -- Windmills / by Rex Wailes -- PART II: MANUFACTURE -- Tradesmen's tools c 1500-1850 / by R.A. Salaman; with "A note on the wheelwright's trade" by J. Geraint Jenkins and R.A. Salaman and "A note on coopering" by J. Geraint Jenkins and R.A. Salaman -- Farm-tools, vehicles, and harness 1500-1900 / by Olga Beaumont, Assistant, Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, and J. Geraint Jenkins, Assistant Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading -- Spinning and weaving / by R. Patterson, Curator, Castle Museum, York; with "A note on knitting and knitted fabrics" by James Norbury, Chief Designer, Patons and Baldwins -- Figured fabrics / by the late J.F. Flanagan -- Glass / by R.J. Charleston, Assistant Keeper, Department of Ceramics and Glass, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and L.M. Angus-Butterworth, Director, The Newton Heath Glass Works, Manchester -- PART III: MATERIAL CIVILIZATION -- Building construction / by Martin S. Briggs -- Town-planning from the ancient world to the Renaissance / by Martin S. Briggs -- Land drainage and reclamation / by L.E. Harris -- Machines and mechanisms / by A.P. Usher, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Harvard University -- Military technology / by A.R. Hall -- Printing / by Michael Clapham, Metals Division, Imperial Chemical Industries; with "A note on technical advances in the manufacture of paper before the nineteenth century" by John Overton, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, Publishers -- PART IV: COMMUNICATIONS -- Bridges / by S.B. Hamilton, O.B.E., Building Research Station, Watford -- Canals and river navigations before 1750 / by A.W. Skempton, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of London -- Ships and shipbuilding / by G.P.B. Naish, Assistant Keeper, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich -- Cartography, survey, and navigation to 1400 / by Charles Singer, Derek J. Price, and E.G.R. Taylor -- Cartography, survey, and navigation 1400-1750 / by E.G.R. Taylor, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of London -- PART V: APPROACH TO SCIENCE -- The calendar / by Sir Harold Spencer Jones, K.B.E., Astronomer Royal 1933-55 -- Precision instruments to 1500 / by Derek J. Price; with a section (VII) on Hero's instruments by A.G. Drachmann -- The manufacture of scientific instruments from c 1500 to c 1700 / by Derek J. Price -- Mechanical timekeepers / by H. Alan Lloyd, M.B.E. -- Invention in chemical industries / by F.W. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary, The Royal Institute of Chemistry, London -- EPILOGUE -- The rise of the West / by A.R. Hall.
VOLUME IV: THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, c 1750 TO c 1850 [Published 1958; Edited by Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall, and Trevor I. Williams; Assisted by Y. Peel, J.R. Petty, M. Reeve; xxxiii, 728 pages; color frontispiece, 48 pages of plates] -- PART I: PRIMARY PRODUCTION -- Part I. Agriculture: Farm implements / by Olga Beaumont, Assistant, Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, and J.W.Y. Higgs, Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, and Lecturer in the History of Agriculture, University of Oxford -- Part II. Agriculture: Techniques of farming / by G.E. Fussell -- Fish preservation / by C.L. Cutting, Officer in Charge, Humber Laboratory, Kingston upon Hull; with "A note on whaling" by L. Harrison Matthews, Director, Zoological Society of London -- Metal and coal mining, 1750-1875 / by the late J.A.S. Ritson, O.B.E., Emeritus Professor, University of London -- Part I. Extraction and production of metals: Iron and steel / by H.R. Schubert, Historical Investigator to the British Iron and Steel Institute, London -- Part II. Extraction and production of metals: Non-ferrous metals / by F.W. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary, The Royal Institute of Chemistry, London -- PART II: FORMS OF ENERGY -- Power to 1850 / by R.J. Forbes, Professor of Pure and Applied Sciences in Antiquity, University of Amsterdam -- The steam-engine to 1830 / by the late H.W. Dickinson -- Watermills, c 1500-c 1850 / by A. Stowers, Keeper, Department of Motive Power and Industries, Science Museum, London -- PART III: MANUFACTURE -- Part I. The chemical industry: Developments in chemical theory and practice / by E.J. Holmyard -- Part II. The chemical industry: Interaction with the Industrial Revolution / by A. and N.L. Clow -- Gas for light and heat / by Sir Arthur Elton, Bt. -- Part I. The textile industry: Machinery for cotton, flax, wool, 1760-1850 / by Julia de L. Mann -- Part II. The textile industry: Silk production and manufacture, 1750-1900 / by W. English -- Ceramics from the fifteenth century to the rise of the Staffordshire potteries / by A. and N.L. Clow -- Glass / by L.M. Angus-Butterworth, Director, The Newton Heath Glass Works, Manchester -- Precision mechanics / by Maurice Daumas, Conservateur au Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris -- Machine-tools / by K.R. Gilbert, Deputy Keeper, Department of Motive Power and Industries, Science Museum, London -- PART IV: STATIC ENGINEERING -- Building and civil engineering construction / by S.B. Hamilton, O.B.E., Building Research Station, Watford -- Part I. Sanitary engineering: Water-supply / by J. Kennard, Director, Edward Sandeman, Kennard and Partners, London -- Part II. Sanitary engineering: Sanitation / by J. Rawlinson, C.B.E., Chief Engineer, London County Council -- PART V: COMMUNICATIONS -- Roads to c 1900 / by R.J. Forbes -- Part I. Canals: Inland waterways outside Britain / by Roger Pilkington -- Part II. Canals: Inland waterways of the British Isles / by Charles Hadfield -- Ship-building / by George Naish, Assistant Keeper, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich -- Cartography / by R.A. Skelton, Superintendent, The Map Room, British Museum, London -- Dredging / by G. Doorman, late Vice-president, Netherlands Patent Board -- Telegraphy / by G.R.M. Garratt, Deputy Keeper, Department of Electrical Engineering and Communications, Science Museum, London -- PART VI: SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF TECHNOLOGY -- The beginning of the change from craft mystery to science as a basis for technology / by A.R.J.P. Ubbelohde, Professor of Thermodynamics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London.
VOLUME V: THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY, c 1850 TO c 1900 [Published 1958; Edited by Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall, and Trevor I. Williams; Assisted by Y. Peel, J.R. Petty, M. Reeve; xxxviii, 888 pages; color frontispiece, 44 pages of plates] -- PART I: PRIMARY PRODUCTION -- Growth of food production / by G.E. Fussell -- Management and preservation of food / by T.N. Morris, formerly of the Low Temperature Institute, Cambridge -- The steel industry / by H.R. Schubert, Historical Investigator to the British Iron and Steel Institute, London -- New extraction processes for metals / by R. Chadwick, Metals Division, Imperial Chemical Industries Limited -- Petroleum / by R.J. Forbes, Professor of Pure and Applied Sciences in Antiquity, University of Amsterdam -- PART II: PRIME MOVERS -- The stationary steam-engine, 1830-1900 / by A. Stowers, Keeper, Department of Motive Power and Industries, Science Museum, London -- The marine steam-engine / by H. Philip Spratt, Deputy Keeper, Department of Land and Water Transport and Mining, Science Museum, London -- Internal combustion engines / by D.C. Field, Research Historian, Veteran Car Club of Great Britain -- PART III: THE RISE OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY -- The generation of electricity / by C. Mackechnie Jarvis, Director, C. Mackechnie Jarvis & Partners -- The distribution and utilization of electricity / by C. Mackechnie Jarvis -- PART IV: THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY -- Heavy chemicals / by Trevor I. Williams -- Dyestuffs in the nineteenth century / by E.J. Holmyard -- Explosives / by J. McGrath, Nobel Division, Imperial Chemical Industries Limited -- Fine chemicals / by Arthur W. Slater -- PART V: TRANSPORT -- The development of railway engineering / by C. Hamilton Ellis -- Ship-building / by A.M. Robb, formerly Professor of Naval Architecture, University of Glasgow -- Aeronautics / by Peter W. Brooks, Technical Assistant to the Chairman, British European Airways -- Mechanical road-vehicles / by D.C. Field -- Cartography and aids to navigation / by D.H. Fryer, O.B.E., Reader in Surveying, King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne -- PART VI: CIVIL ENGINEERING -- Building materials and techniques / by S.B. Hamilton, O.B.E., Building Research Station, Watford -- Bridges and tunnels / by H. Shirley Smith, O.B.E., Director, The Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company Limited -- Hydraulic engineering / by J. Allen, Professor of Engineering, University of Aberdeen -- Water-supply / by F.E. Bruce, Department of Civil Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London -- PART VII: MANUFACTURE -- Part I. The textile industry: Woven fabrics / by D.A. Farnie, Department of History, University of Natal, Durban -- Part II. The textile industry: Hosiery and lace / by F.A. Wells, O.B.E., Professor of Industrial Economics, University of Nottingham -- The working of metals / by R. Chadwick -- Machine-tools / by D.F. Galloway, Director of Research, Production Engineering Research Association of Great Britain -- Ceramics / by Ireen Jameson -- Glass technology / by R.W. Douglas, Professor of Glass Technology, University of Sheffield -- Printing and related trades / by W. Turner Berry, Librarian, St Bride Printing Library, London -- Part I. The photographic arts: Photography / by Helmut and Alison Gernsheim -- Part II. The photographic arts: Cinematography / by Anthony R. Michaelis, Editor of "Discovery" -- Production and utilization of rubber / by S.S. Pickles -- PART VIII: THE THRESHOLD OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY -- Education for an age of technology / by Sir Eric Ashby, President and Vice-Chancellor, The Queen's University of Belfast -- Technology and industrial organization / by Charles Wilson, University Lecturer in Economic History, Cambridge University -- Technology and its social consequences / by Sir Alexander Fleck, K.B.E., Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries Limited -- List of contents of Volumes I-IV.
VOLUME VI: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, c 1900 TO c 1950 PART I [Published 1978; Edited by Trevor I. Williams; xxv, 689 pages] -- The setting in World History / by T.K. Derry, O.B.E., joint-author of "A short history of technology" -- The sources of innovation / by David Sawers -- The economics of technological development / by F.R. Bradbury, Professor of Management Science and Technology Studies, University of Stirling -- Management / by Glenn Porter, Director, Regional Economic History Research Center, Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Greenville, Delaware -- Trade unions / by Harold Pollins, Senior Tutor in Industrial Relations, Ruskin College, Oxford -- The role of Government / by Alexander King, Chairman, International Federation of Institutes of Advanced Study -- Education in industrialized societies / by David Layton, Professor of Education (Science), Centre for Studies in Science Education, University of Leeds -- The fossil fuels / by Arthur J. Taylor, Professor of Modern History, University of Leeds -- Natural sources of Power / by Lord Wilson of High Wray, pump and water turbine manufacturer; Part I: Water Power; Part II: Other natural sources of Power -- Atomic Energy / by Lord Hinton of Bankside; Part I: The early history; Part II: Uranium enrichment; Part III: The development of nuclear reactors; Part IV: Chemical processes for Atomic Energy -- The development of the nuclear weapon / by E.F. Newley, C.B.E. -- Electricity / by Brian Bowers, Department of Electrical Engineering and Communications, Science Museum, London -- Agriculture / by Lynnette J. Peel, Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, University of Reading; Part I: Animal production; Part II: Food and industrial crops -- Fishing and whaling / by G.H.O. Burgess and J.J. Waterman, Torry Research Station, Aberdeen -- Coal-mining / by Sir Andrew Bryan, formerly Professor of Mining, University of Glasgow and Royal Technical College, Glasgow, and former H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines -- Production of petroleum oil and natural gas / by H.R. Tainsh and S.E. Churchfield -- Metal mining / by John Temple -- The utilization of metals / by W.O. Alexander, Professor Emeritus, Department of Metallurgy, University of Aston in Birmingham -- Iron and steel / by M.L. Pearl, Assistant Secretary, The Metals Society, London -- The chemical industry: A general survey / by L.F. Haber, Reader in Economics, University of Surrey -- The chemical industry / by Frank Greenaway (Keeper), R.G. Anderson (Assistant Keeper), Susan E. Messham (Research Assistant), Ann M. Newmark (Assistant Keeper), and D.A. Robinson (Assistant Keeper), Department of Chemistry, Science Museum, London; Part I: Heavy inorganic chemicals; Part II: Raw materials for organic chemicals (including explosives); Part III: Polymers, dyes, and pigments -- Glass manufacture / by R.W. Douglas formerly Professor of Glass Technology, University of Sheffield -- Paint / by Henry Brunner, Consultant, Chemical Technology -- Paper / by Eric Haylock, J.P., Editor of "Paper" -- Ceramics / by W.F. Ford, Reader in Ceramics, University of Sheffield -- The textiles industries: A general survey / by D.T. Jenkins, Lecturer in Economic History, University of York -- Textile manufacture / by C.S. Whewell, Professor of Textile Industries, The University of Leeds -- Clothing manufacture / by H.C. Carr, Principal Lecturer in Clothing Technology, Department of Clothing Technology, London College of Fashion.
VOLUME VII: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, c 1900 TO c 1950 PART II [Published 1978; Edited by Trevor I. Williams; xix, 692-1530 pages] -- The development of the World Transport Market / by K.M. Gwilliam, Professor of Transport Economics, University of Leeds -- Road vehicles / by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, National Motor Museum -- Ships and shipbuilding / by Brian Baxter, Deputy Managing Director, Yarro (Shipbuilders) Ltd. -- Railways / by O.S. Nock, formerly chief Mechanical Engineer (Signal and Mining Division), Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. Ltd. -- Aircraft and their operation / by Peter W. Brooks, Manager, International Collaboration, British Aircraft Corporation -- Navigational equipment / by WG. CDR. E.W. Anderson, Gold medallist and former President, Royal Institute of Navigation -- Space technology / by Anthony R. Michaelis, Editor, "Interdisciplinary Science Reviews," London -- Civil engineering / by P.S.A. Berridge, formerly bridge engineer on the North Western Railway (India), the Great Western Railway, and the Western Region of British Railways; Part I: Roads, bridges, and tunnels; Part II: Land reclamation, canals, ports, and harbours -- Building and architecture / by R.J. Mainstone, Building Research Establishment -- Town planning / by Sir Colin Buchanan, planning consultant and formerly Director of the School for Advanced Urban Studies, University of Bristol -- Engineering: The scientific basis / by Aubrey F. Burstall, Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne -- The internal combustion engine / by Lynwood Bryant, Professor of History, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- The steam turbine / by Allen Smith, Manager, Mechanical Research Department, C.A. Parsons and Company Limited, Heaton Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and T. Dixon, turbine design consultant, C.A. Parsons and Company Limited, Newcastle-upon-Tyne -- Machine tools / by Robert S. Woodbury, Professor of History of Technology, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Production engineering / by F. Koenigsberger, Emeritus Professor of Machine Tool Engineering, The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology -- Fluid power / by Lord Wilson of High Wray, pump and water turbine manufacturer -- The generation, distribution, and utilization of Electricity / by Brian Bowers, Department of Electrical Engineering and Communications, Science Museum, London -- Electronics engineering / by J.R. Tillman, formerly Deputy Director of the Post Office Research Department and D.G. Tucker, Senior Fellow in the History of Technology, and formerly Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham -- Domestic appliances / by G.B.L. Wilson, Deputy Keeper Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Science Museum, London -- Computers / by Tom Margerison, formerly Chairman of Computer Technology Limited, Hemel Hempstead -- Instruments / by Frank Greenaway, Keeper, Department of Chemistry, Science Museum, London -- Electrical communication / by D.G. Tucker, Senior Fellow in the History of Technology, and formerly Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham -- Printing / by James Moran, President of the Printing Historical Society -- Photography / by Helmut Gernsheim, historian of photography -- Cinematography / by David B. Thomas, Keeper, Science Museum, London and J.P. Ward, Research Assistant, Science Museum, London -- Medical technology / by Audrey B. Davis, Curator, Division of Medical Sciences, Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. -- Water supply and waste disposal / by F.E. Bruce, Reader in Public Health Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London; Part I: Water supply; Part II: Sewerage and sewage disposal -- Food technology / by J.B.M. Coppock; Part I: The scientific background; Part II: Food processing and distribution -- Technology of the Ocean Depths / by T.F. Gaskell -- Technology and the Quality of Life / by Trevor I. Williams, Editor of "Endeavor" -- List of Contents of Volumes I-VI.
VOLUME VIII: CONSOLIDATED INDEXES [Published 1984; Compiled by Richard Raper; Edited by Charles Singer, E.J. Holmyard, A.R. Hall, and Trevor I. Williams; ix, 232 pages] -- PART 1: List of Contents for Volumes I-VII -- PART 2: Index of Names -- PART 3: Index of Place-Names -- PART 4: Index of Subjects.

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Holmyard, Eric John, 1891-1959, editor, Volumes I-V, VIII.
Hall, A. Rupert (Alfred Rupert), 1920-2009, editor, Volumes I-V, VIII.
Williams, Trevor I., 1921-1996, editor, Volumes II-VIII.
Jaffé, E., assistant, Volumes I-II.
Thomson, R. H. G., assistant, Volumes I-II.
Donaldson, J. M., assistant, Volume I.
Clow, Nan L., assistant, Volume II.
Peel, Y., assistant, Volumes III-V.
Petty, J. R., assistant, Volumes III-V.
Reeve, M., assistant, Volumes IV, V.
Raper, Richard, index compiler, Volume VIII.

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