TAILIEUCHUNG - An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology part 2

An Encyclopedia of the History of Technology part 2. This one of a kind encyclopedia presents the entire field of technology from rudimentary agricultural tools to communication satellites in this first of its kind reference source. Following an introduction that discusses basic tools, devices, and mechanisms, the chapters are grouped into five parts that provide detailed information on materials, power and engineering, transportation, communication and calculation, and technology and society, revealing how different technologies have together evolved to produce enormous changes in the course of history | CONTENTS Gliders 621 The Wright brothers 622 European pioneers 624 Military and commercial applications 626 The inter-war years 629 The Second World War 632 Demise of the flying-boat 633 Expansion of civil aviation 634 Introduction ofjet propulsion 634 Jet airliners 637 Supersonic commercial aircraft 639 Jet-supported flight 639 Helicopters and rotary wings 641 Convertible and hybrid aircraft 644 Recreational aircraft and gliders 644 Man-powered flight 646 13. Spaceflight 648 John Griffiths Black powder rockets 648 Spaceflight pioneers 649 Vengence Weapon Two 649 Post-War research 651 Manned spaceflight and the space race 652 Satellite technology 656 Probes to the moon 658 Probes to the planets 659 Launch vehicles 661 PART FOUR COMMUNICATION AND CALCULATION 663 14. Language Writing Printing and Graphic Arts 665 Lance Day Language 665 Writing 666 The invention of printing 669 The growth of printing 671 Technological innovation in the nineteenth century 674 Colour printing 681 Office printing 682 Optical character recognition 684 x CONTENTS 15. Information Timekeeping Computing Telecommunications and Audiovisual Technologies 686 Herbert Ohlman Introduction 686 The evolution of information technologies 687 The timing of inventions 691 Timekeeping 694 Counting calculating and computing 698 The telegraph 710 The telephone 717 The gramophone 720 Radio and radar 725 Photography 729 Facsimile and television 743 Communications satellites 746 Information storage today 748 PART FIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 759 16. Agriculture The Production and Preservation of Food and Drink 761 Andrew Patterson Introduction 761 Hunter gatherer to farmer 762 Arable farming 767 Sowing 772 Fertilizers 774 Pest control 775 Weed control 777 Crop rotation 779 Harvesting 779 Farm traction 787 Dairy farming 791 Poultry farming 796 Food preservation 796 Conclusion 801 17. Textiles and Clothing 803 Richard Hills Introduction 803 Textile fibres 804 Early textile processes 808 The Middle Ages 812 The .

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