Ancient Machines

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822529941
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Machines written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 0761365230
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Machine Technology written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the machines created by ancient cultures.

Author : Hong-Sen Yan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402064608
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconstruction Designs of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery written by Hong-Sen Yan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-18 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South pointing chariots, walking machines and the astronomical mechanical clock are all used as illustrated examples in this fascinating and unique study of lost machinery in ancient China. This is the first book of its kind, combining creative mechanism design methodology with mechanical evolution and variation theory to set out how some ancient designs can be recreated. Furthermore the book reflects on how age-old wisdoms could stimulate stunning new machinery in the future.

Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691202265
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods and Robots written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.

Author : Peter J. James
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0345401026
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Inventions written by Peter J. James and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to ancient accomplishments and inventions unearths the origins of modern creations, including computers in ancient Greece, plastic surgery in India in the first century B.C., and a postal service in medieval Baghdad

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822529965
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Communication written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines ancient methods of communication in the Middle East, India, China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mesoamerica.

Author : Kuo-Hung Hsiao
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319020099
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mechanisms in Ancient Chinese Books with Illustrations written by Kuo-Hung Hsiao and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unique approach for studying mechanisms and machines with drawings that were depicted unclearly in ancient Chinese books. The historical, cultural and technical backgrounds of the mechanisms are explained, and various mechanisms described and illustrated in ancient books are introduced. By utilizing the idea for the conceptual design of modern mechanisms, all feasible designs of ancient mechanisms with uncertain members and joints that meet the technical standards of the subjects’ time periods are synthesized systematically. Ancient Chinese crossbows (the original crossbow and repeating crossbows), textile mechanisms (silk-reeling mechanism, spinning mechanisms, and looms), and many other artisan's tool mechanisms are used as illustrated examples. Such an approach provides a logical method for the reconstruction designs of ancient mechanisms with uncertain structures. It also provides an innovative direction for researchers to further identify the original structures of mechanisms and machines with drawings in ancient literature. This book can be used as a textbook and/or supplemental reading material for courses related to history of ancient (Chinese) machinery and creative mechanism design for senior and graduate students.

Author : Carmelo G. Malacrino
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606060163
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructing the Ancient World written by Carmelo G. Malacrino and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of building techniques & architecture from the 3rd century B.C. through the fifth century A.D., this volume explores how the Greeks of the classical period & later the Romans created a complex & innovative built environment.

Author : Mark O'Connell
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 110191159X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To Be a Machine written by Mark O'Connell and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (editor's choice) Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our biology—of our senses, intelligence, and lifespans—with technology. Its supporters have reached a critical mass and now include some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and beyond, among them Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Ray Kurzweil. In this provocative and eye-opening account, journalist Mark O’Connell explores the staggering (and terrifying) possibilities that present themselves when you think of your body as an outmoded device. He visits the world’s foremost cryonics facility to witness how some have chosen to forestall death, discovers an underground collective of biohackers boosting their senses by implanting electronics under their skin, and meets with members of a team urgently investigating how to protect mankind from rogue artificial superintelligence. In investigating what it means to be a machine, O’Connell shines a light on our ancient desire to transcend the animal condition—and offers a surprising meditation on what it means to be human.

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books TM
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Machines through the Ages written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books TM. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient civilizations accomplished great works of engineering without electricity. From the Great Wall of China to Machu Picchu, discover the machines ancient civilizations used to build and how they influenced modern machines.