Distinguished figures in mechanism and machine science : their contributions and legacies
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Distinguished figures in mechanism and machine science : their contributions and legacies
（History of mechanism and machine science, v. 1）
Springer, c2007
- pt. 1
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This is the first part of a series of books whose aim is to collect contributed papers describing the work of famous persons in MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science). The current work treats mainly technical developments in the historical evolution of the fields that today are grouped in MMS. The emphasis is on biographical notes describing the efforts and experiences of people who have contributed to technical achievements.
Table of Contents
- Preface by the Series Editor
- Preface
- Archimedes (287-212 BC), by Thomas G. Chondros
- Agustin de Betancourt y Molina (1758-1824), by Juan Ignacio Cuadrado Iglesias
- Oene Bottema (1901-1992), by Teun Koetsier
- William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879) , by Joe Rooney
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), by Teresa Zielinska
- Alexander Yershov (1818-1867), by Alexander Golovin and Dina Mkrtychyan
- Ferdinand Freudenstein (1926-2006), by Bernard Roth
- Kurt Ham (1908-1995), by Hanfried Kerle
- Heron of Alexandria (c. 10-85 AD), by Evangelos Papadopoulos
- Willibald Lichtenheldt (1 901-1 980), by Kurt Luck
- Xian-Zhou Liu (1890-1975), by Hong-Sen Yan, Hsin-Te Wang, Chun-Wei Chen and Kuo-Hung Hsiao
- Giulio Mozzi (1730-1813), by Marco Ceccarelli
- Theodore Olivier (1793-1 853), by J.M. Herve
- Ufimtsev Anatoly Georgievich (1 880-1936), by Sergey Jatsun
- James Watt (1736-1819), by Gordon R. Pennock
- Walter Wunderlich (1910-1998), by Manfred Husty
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