Overview
- First book to treat the broad history of engineering science
- Provides a number of case studies of engineering science based industries
- Includes primary sources as well as secondary sources
Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS, volume 35)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Roots of Engineering Science
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The Rise of Engineering Science
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Engineering Science-Based Industries
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Epilogue
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Back Matter
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About this book
The 18th and 19th centuries saw the emergence of new intermediary types of knowledge in areas such as applied mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, which came to be labeled as engineering science, transforming technology into the scientific discipline that we know today. This book analyzes how the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries and the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries provided the intellectual, social, economic and institutional foundations for the emergence of engineering science. The book then traces the rise of engineering science from the 18th century through the 19th century and concludes by showing how it led to new technological developments in such areas as steel production, the invention of internal combustion engines, the creation of automobiles and airplanes, and the formulation of Mass Production and Scientific Management all of which brought about major transformations in the materials, power sources,transportation and production techniques that have come to shape our modern world.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Rise of Engineering Science
Book Subtitle: How Technology Became Scientific
Authors: David F. Channell
Series Title: History of Mechanism and Machine Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95606-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95605-3Published: 26 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07068-7Published: 03 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95606-0Published: 10 July 2018
Series ISSN: 1875-3442
Series E-ISSN: 1875-3426
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 202
Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, History of Science, History of Technology