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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roger MorrissPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.694kg ISBN: 9780367472290ISBN 10: 0367472295 Pages: 388 Publication Date: 08 October 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. State provision for naval technology; 2. Utilitarianism and Bentham’s beliefs; 3. Science and dockyard initiatives; 4. The construction of experimental vessels; 5. Armament and naval defence; 6. Dockyard operations and logistics; 7. Proposals for Portsmouth dockyard; 8. The challenges of civil engineering; 9. Mechanical engineering; 10. Machine tools and mass production; 11. The metal mill and metallurgy; 12. The reform of industrial culture; 13. Conflict and control; 14. Technological change and dockyard performance; BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationRoger Morriss was a curator at the National Maritime Museum in London between 1979 and 1995. From 1997 he taught maritime and naval history at the University of Exeter and at the Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich. Between 2000 and 2013, he was General Editor of the Navy Records Society. He has published eight other books on naval history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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