A Centennial History of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1880–1980
ISBN: 9781487572402
Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / University of Toronto Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: History; Topics in History; History of Science;

The occasion has provided an opportunity for the Society to look back and survey its accomplishments, its distinguished members, and its constant dialogue -- among its members and with the American people -- concerning the role of engineering in a technological society.


Sinclair Bruce :

BRUCE SINCLAIR is director for the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in the University of Toronto. He is the author of Philadelphia's Philosopher Mechanics: A History of the Franklin Institute 1824-1865, which won the Dexter Prize in 1975 for the best book in the history of technology.

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