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The Machines of Leonardo Da Vinci and Franz Reuleaux. Kinematics of Machines from the Renaissance to the 20th Century.
Francis C. Moon
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Description for The Machines of Leonardo Da Vinci and Franz Reuleaux. Kinematics of Machines from the Renaissance to the 20th Century.
Hardback. Examines the evolution of machine design methodology from the Renaissance to the Age of Machines in the 19th century. This book offers an analysis by comparing design concepts of engineers of the 15th century Renaissance and the 19th century age of machines from a workshop tradition to the rational scientific discipline. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBX; TG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 907.
Ah the Machine; both coveted and criticized, life sustaining and life destr- ing yet always a symbol of human creativity and invention from the Rena- sance to robotics from the Wright brothers to the Wankel engine. There are more than a billion mechanical machines in our world of six billion humans. These machines are the source of both marvel and mayhem in the life of our planet. This book is about the evolution of these machines and the inv- tors and engineers who created them from the early Renaissance to the early 20th century. I have chosen two personalities who ... Read more
Ah the Machine; both coveted and criticized, life sustaining and life destr- ing yet always a symbol of human creativity and invention from the Rena- sance to robotics from the Wright brothers to the Wankel engine. There are more than a billion mechanical machines in our world of six billion humans. These machines are the source of both marvel and mayhem in the life of our planet. This book is about the evolution of these machines and the inv- tors and engineers who created them from the early Renaissance to the early 20th century. I have chosen two personalities who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
419
Condition
New
Series
History of Mechanism and Machine Science
Number of Pages
419
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402055980
SKU
V9781402055980
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About Francis C. Moon
Francis C. Moon is a Chaired Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineers. He is also a Fellow of ASME. Moon is Curator of the Reuleaux Collection of Kinematic Models at Cornell University. He has authored five published books with John Wiley including ... Read more
Reviews for The Machines of Leonardo Da Vinci and Franz Reuleaux. Kinematics of Machines from the Renaissance to the 20th Century.
From the reviews: "The book has … a brief introduction to Da Vinci and Reuleaux and their respective codification approaches, an extensive and accessible evaluation of machine designs and design methods as represented in 20 centuries of design manuals and ‘theater of machines’ books, a brief illustrated reference section on kinematic mechanism components, and an ... Read more