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Author: Terry S. Reynolds (Michigan Technological University)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: New edition
Volume: 7
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.658kg
ISBN: 9780801872488
ISBN 10: 0801872480
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 26 February 2003
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The most comprehensive and definitive history of the water wheel ever published ... Reynolds's study is documented by a staggering number of notes and a vast bibliography, and the text is supplemented by numerous excellent illustrations ... An attractive and highly useful source of information. --Choice This is an exceptional scholarly work--clearly written, fully documented, and informatively illustrated. --Library Journal This lucid, technically precise, and comprehensive study of this key element in the evolution of Western society is a major scholarly contribution. It is also an extremely interesting and readable book that should appeal to anyone with an interest in energy, machinery, or innovation ... Few if any books on the history of technology make better use of illustrations ... Reynolds breaks new ground with his research and gives the history of the vertical water wheel the thorough analysis it deserves. --Science An extremely important, original, and substantial work. Few books in the history of technology can compare with it. --Edwin Layton, University of Minnesota
The most comprehensive and definitive history of the water wheel ever published... Reynolds's study is documented by a staggering number of notes and a vast bibliography, and the text is supplemented by numerous excellent illustrations... An attractive and highly useful source of information. Choice This is an exceptional scholarly work-clearly written, fully documented, and informatively illustrated. Library Journal This lucid, technically precise, and comprehensive study of this key element in the evolution of Western society is a major scholarly contribution. It is also an extremely interesting and readable book that should appeal to anyone with an interest in energy, machinery, or innovation. Science
Author Information
Terry S. Reynolds is a professor of history at Michigan Technological University. He is a past president of the Society for the History of Technology, twice winner of the Society for Industrial Archaeology's Norton Prize, and author or editor of seven books dealing with the history of technology.
