History of Technology

A. Rupert Hall (1920-2009) was Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London and a former director of the Wellcome Trust. He wrote widely on the history of science and edited and translated numerous unpublished works by scientists including Isaac Newton.

Norman A. F. Smith (1938-2009) was Reader in the History of Science and Technology at Imperial College, London. He is the author of several works including Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology and A History of Dams.

Preface

Technology in History, Jack Simmons

History of Technology in the Teaching of History, R. A. Buchanan

The Role of History in a Civil Engineering Course, P. B. Morice

Sir Proby Cautley (1802-1871), a Pioneer of Indian Irrigation, Joyce Brown

On Knowing, and Knowing how to ..., A. Rupert Hall

Vitruvius and the Elevated Aqueducts, Frank D. Prager

Two Problems in Fuel Technology, James A. Ruffner

The Historical Development of Theories of Wave-Calming using Oil, John C. Scott

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