History of engineering & technology books

James Bradley (1693to1762) was an English astronomer and priest who served as Astronomer Royal from 1742. He is...  Read More >>

An illustrated official and confidential publication, covering the many and varied types of objects that were falling...  Read More >>

African Star is the author's memoir of his first voyage as a teenaged cadet on the ship of that name in 1961. It...  Read More >>

John Flamsteed, (born Aug. 19, 1646, Denby, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng.--died Dec. 31, 1719, Greenwich, London),...  Read More >>

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Shortlisted for the 2022 Cundill History Prize Shortlisted for the 2022 American Library in Paris Book Award The...  Read More >>

The Northern Central Railway (NCR), completed to Sunbury in 1858, was a Class 1 railroad that connected Baltimore...  Read More >>

During World War II, Beaumont and Port Arthur were leaders in oil refining, which literally kept the Allied wheels...  Read More >>

A thrilling, beautifully illustrated account of human space exploration, from the space race of the 1950s and '60s...  Read More >>

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Michigan Aviation: People and Places that Changed History provides a collection of aviation stories from the Wolverine...  Read More >>

John Flamsteed, (born Aug. 19, 1646, Denby, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng.--died Dec. 31, 1719, Greenwich, London),...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, an eye-opening road trip through 5,500 years...  Read More >>

Chernobyl: The Rest of the Story This book is intended to serve as a fact-based sourcebook on the...  Read More >>

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Cape Horn conjures up images of wind-whipped waters and desperate mariners in frozen rigging. Long recognized as...  Read More >>

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination - John Dewey In A History of Science,...  Read More >>

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This book introduces the term of TechnoScienceSociety to focus on the ongoing technological reconfigurations of...  Read More >>

In 1964, of the more than 85 million telephones in the United States and Canada, less than one percent were used...  Read More >>

First published in 1983, this easy-to-follow guide to the Dragon 32 gives users a complete overview of the acclaimed...  Read More >>

Follow the pseudonymous Oliver Baggs as he recounts experiences from his childhood, schooling, medical and graduate...  Read More >>

This edited volume charts the history of celestial navigation over the course of five centuries. Written by a group...  Read More >>

While so many books on technology look at new advances and digital technologies, The Routledge Companion to Media...  Read More >>

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