E-Book, Englisch, 97 Seiten
Beggs Humpreys / Humphreys The Scientific and Industrial Revolution of Our Time
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-61583-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 97 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-136-61583-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Introduction: The Speed of Change
PART I: NEW SOURCES OF POWER
Electric power
Power from the atom
The turbine
The internal combustion engine
Power from oil
PART II: NEW MATERIALS AND NEW PROCESSES
The age of steel
Synthetic materials
Chemicals from coal
Chemicals from petroleum
The story of synthetic rubber, plastics
New Textiles: man-made fibres
The rise of the Electronics industry
Towards automaton
Things to do
Book list
Some important events, discoveries and inventions