A History of Technology: Volume 5: The Late Nineteenth Century, c.1850-c.1900 (Late Nineteenth Century, C. 1850 to C. 1900) (v. 5)

A History of Technology: Volume 5: The Late Nineteenth Century, c.1850-c.1900 (Late Nineteenth Century, C. 1850 to C. 1900) (v. 5) [Dec 31, 1958] Singer, Charles ... Frontmatter ILLUSTRATIONS (page xv) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (page xxxv) PART I. PRIMARY PRODUCTION 1 GROWTH OF FOOD PRODUCTION (G. E. FUSSELL, page 1) 2 MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF FOOD (T. N. MORRIS, page 26) 3 THE STEEL INDUSTRY (H. R. SCHUBERT, page 53) 4 NEW EXTRACTION PROCESSES FOR METALS (R. CHADWICK, page 72) 5 PETROLEUM (R. J. FORBES, page 102) PART II. PRIME MOVERS 6 THE STATIONARY STEAM-ENGINE, 1830-1900 (A. STOWERS, page 124) 7 THE MARINE STEAM-ENGINE (H. PHILIP SPRATT, page 141) 8 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (D. C. FIELD, page 157) PART III. THE RISE OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY 9 THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY (C. MACKECHNIE JARVIS, page 177) 10 THE DISTRIBUTION AND UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICITY (C. MACKECHNIE JARVIS, page 208) PART IV. THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 11 HEAVY CHEMICALS (TREVOR I. WILLIAMS, page 235) 12 DYESTUFFS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (E. J. HOLMYARD, page 257) 13 EXPLOSIVES (J. McGRATH, page 284) 14 FINE CHEMICALS (ARTHUR W. SLATER, page 299) PART V. TRANSPORT 15 THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY ENGINEERING (C. HAMILTON ELLIS, page 322) 16 SHIP-BUILDING (A. M. ROBB, page 350) 17 AERONAUTICS (PETER W. BROOKS, page 391) 18 MECHANICAL ROAD-VEHICLES (D. C. FIELD, page 414) 19 CARTOGRAPHY AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION (D. H. FRYER, page 438) PART VI. CIVIL ENGINEERING 20 BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES (S. B. HAMILTON, page 466) 21 BRIDGES AND TUNNELS (H. SHIRLEY SMITH, page 499) 22 HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING (J. ALLEN, page 522) 23 WATER-SUPPLY (F. E. BRUCE, page 552) PART VII. MANUFACTURE 24 PART I THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: WOVEN FABRICS (D. A. FARNIE, page 569) 24 PART II THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: HOSIERY AND LACE (F. A. WELLS, page 595) 25 THE WORKING OF METALS (R. CHADWICK, page 605) 26 MACHINE-TOOLS (D. F. GALLOWAY, page 636) 27 CERAMICS (IREEN JAMESON, page 658) 28 GLASS TECHNOLOGY (R. W. DOUGLAS, page 671) 29 PRINTING AND RELATED TRADES (W. TURNER BERRY, page 683) 30 PART I THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: PHOTOGRAPHY (HELMUT AND ALISON GERNSHEIM, page 716) 30 PART II THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: CINEMATOGRAPHY (ANTHONY R. MICHAELIS, page 734) 31 PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF RUBBER (S. S. PICKLES, page 752) PART VIII. THE THRESHOLD OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 32 EDUCATION FOR AN AGE OF TECHNOLOGY (SIR ERIC ASHBY, page 776) 33 TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION (CHARLES WILSON, page 799) 34 TECHNOLOGY AND ITS SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES (SIR ALEXANDER FLECK, page 814) LIST OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES I-IV (page 843) INDEXES (page 849) PLATES v.1. From early times to fall of ancient empires. v.2. The Mediterranean civilizations and the Middle Ages, c700 B.C. to c1500 A.D. v.3. From the Renaissance to the industrial revolution , c1500-c1750. v.4. The industrial revolution, c1750 to c1900. v. 5. The late nineteenth century, c1850-c1900. v.6-7. The twentieth century, c1900 to c1950, parts I and II. v.8. Consolidated indexes.