BOOKS by D. S. L. Cardwell

Science and Society 1600-1900 more books like this

by Peter Mathias, Piyo Rattansi

Most books on the history of science have been 'internal' in their scope and objectives - plotting progress within different branches of science as the frontiers of knowledge about formal scientific relationships get pushed back by intellectual advance. The history of science is thus seen primarily as a record of progressive intellectual discovery ...

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Patronage of Science in the 19th Century more books like this

by Robert Fox, J B Morrell, D S L Cardwell

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Turning Points in Western Technology: A Study of Technology, Science and History more books like this

by D. S. L. Cardwell

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Technology, science and history: a short study of the major developments in the history of Western mechanical technology and their relationships with science and other forms of knowledge more books like this

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The Development of Science and Technology in Nineteenth-Century Britain: The Importance of Manchester more books like this

by D S L Cardwell, Rudiger Leslie Imhof

Donald Cardwell's interest in the inter-relationships between science, technology, education and society are exemplified in the selection of his studies and essays brought together here. The first section deals with the rise of scientific education in Britain, comparing it with that on the Continent. The following studies explore the development ...

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John Dalton and the progress of science; papers presented to a conference of historians of science held in Manchester, September 19-24, 1966 to mark the bicentenary of Dalton's birth. more books like this

by D. S. L. Cardwell

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The Fontana history of technology. more books like this

by D. S. L. Cardwell

This is a history of technology, of the transformation of the discoveries and inventions of pure science into the useful applications that make everybody's lives easier. In this book, the author recreates the sheer ingenuity which conquered the obstacles that time, space and motion placed before man, harnessing powers latent in water, steam, gas, ...

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James Joule: A Biography more books like this

by D S Cardwell

The establishment of the energy concept in the mid-19th century was possibly the greatest advance in physical science since Newton. Probably the most important contributor to this step forward was James Prescott Joule, son of a Manchester brewing family, who died over 100 years ago, just as the first modern power station was coming on stream. This ...

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Organization of Science in England

by D.S.L. Cardwell

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The organisation of science in England more books like this

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From Watt to Clausius: The Rise of Thermodynamics in the Early Industrial Age more books like this

by D S L Cardwell

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Steam power in the eighteenth century : a case study in the application of science. more books like this

by D. S. L. Cardwell

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