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Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science

Their Contributions and Legacies, Part 4

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Editors:
  1. Marco Ceccarelli

    1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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  2. Yibing Fang

    1. Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

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  • Includes biographies of distinguished figures in the history of mechanism and machine science (MMS)
  • Places past achievements in MMS in context
  • Provides a survey of technical evolution in mechanical engineering

Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS, volume 38)

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Conference proceedings info: MESROB 2018.

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Giovanni Bianchi (1924–2003)

    • Alberto Rovetta, Marco Ceccarelli
    Pages 1-13

  3. Jacques de Vaucanson (1709–1782)

    • Yanyu Wang
    Pages 15-46

  4. Francesco di Giorgio (1439–1501)

    • Marco Ceccarelli, Pier Gabriele Molari
    Pages 47-66

  5. Alexander Alexandrovich Golovin (1939–2013)

    • N. Selezneva, S. Vorotnikov, A. Vukolov, D. Saschenko, Marco Ceccarelli
    Pages 67-84

  6. Homer (c. 800–c. 701 BCE)

    • S. A. Paipetis
    Pages 85-108

  7. Ma Jun (The 3rd Century AD)

    • Baichun Zhang, Yexin Liu
    Pages 109-114

  8. Cesare Rossi (1955–2017)

    • Marco Ceccarelli, Alessandro Gasparetto
    Pages 115-125

  9. Taqî al Dîn (1521–1585)

    • Melek Dosay GökdoÄŸan, Tuba Uymaz
    Pages 127-145

  10. Xu Baosheng (1912–2007)

    • Lifang Lei, Yibing Fang
    Pages 147-167

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 169-172
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About this book

This book discusses technological developments by distinguished figures in the history of MMS (mechanism and machine science). It includes biographies of well-known scientists, describing their efforts, experiences and achievements and offering a modern interpretation of their legacy. This volume includes scientists from a wide range of time periods, academic disciplines, and geographical backgrounds, such as Giovanni Bianchi, Homer, Taqi Al-Din, Jacques de Vaucanson, Ma Jun, Xu Baosheng, Alexander Alexandrovich Golovin, Francesco di Giorgio and Cesare Rossi.

Covering a wide range of figures within the field of history of mechanical engineering, with a particular focus on MMS, this fourth volume is of interest to, and will inspire the work (historical or not) of many.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

  • Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Yibing Fang

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science

  • Book Subtitle: Their Contributions and Legacies, Part 4

  • Editors: Marco Ceccarelli, Yibing Fang

  • Series Title: History of Mechanism and Machine Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32398-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32397-4Published: 02 January 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32400-1Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32398-1Published: 01 January 2020

  • Series ISSN: 1875-3442

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-3426

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 172

  • Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Machinery and Machine Elements, History of Technology, History of Science

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