Overview
- Historical heritage as a tool for innovation
- Illustrates progress and developments in technical drawing
- New approach which leads to unexpected results
Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science (HMMS, volume 17)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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About this book
This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined.
This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.
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“This volume has a primarily historic format, tracing the development of drawing, illustration, and diagrams from antiquity to the present. … Each chapter carefully notes the cultural context in which the technology, engineering, and science of the time were embedded. … This superbly illustrated and historically important work will be a valuable addition to history of science, engineering, or drawing/design collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (R. M. Davis, Choice, Vol. 51 (2), October, 2013)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Machines and Signs
Book Subtitle: A History of the Drawing of Machines
Authors: Edoardo Rovida
Series Title: History of Mechanism and Machine Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5407-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5406-5Published: 16 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9698-0Published: 29 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5407-2Published: 16 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1875-3442
Series E-ISSN: 1875-3426
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 250
Topics: Engineering Design, History of Science, Popular Science, general