Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms Proceedings of the Fifth IFToMM Symposium on the History of Machines and Mechanisms

This volume includes contributions presented at the Fifth IFToMM Symposium on the History of Machines and Mechanisms, held at Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro, QRO, Mexico, in June 2016. It contains work on theories and facts concerning mechanisms and machines from antiquity...

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Other Authors: López-Cajún, Carlos (Editor), Ceccarelli, Marco (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:History of Mechanism and Machine Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This volume includes contributions presented at the Fifth IFToMM Symposium on the History of Machines and Mechanisms, held at Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro, QRO, Mexico, in June 2016. It contains work on theories and facts concerning mechanisms and machines from antiquity to current times as viewed in the present day. Topics include modern reviews of past works; people, history, and their works; direct memories of the recent past; historic development theories; the history of the design of machines and mechanisms; developments of mechanical design and automation; the historic development of teaching; the history of schools of engineering and the education of engineers.
Physical Description:VIII, 259 p. 194 illus online resource
ISBN:9783319311845