Description:
This panoramic compendium charts the developments of machines and mechanisms throughout history. And since the authors are mechanical engineers, it discusses those developments mostly from a technical point of view rather than a history of science one.
Review Quotes:
From the reviews:
"This work by mechanical engineers Bautista Paz ... and colleagues provides a very short historical overview of machines. ... It covers much mechanical engineering history, and if one wants to get an idea of the breadth and depth of the field, then this volume will do the job. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates." (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 48 (3), November, 2010)
"This history survey with an engineering approach is written by a group of four authors. ... The book is divided into eight chapters which are presented in chronological order. ... The book is instructive, well readable and a good introduction into the historical development of machines and mechanisms ... ." (Rüdiger Thiele, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1206, 2011)