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Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
Ebury Publishing 2013; US$ 22.66Britains favourite steeplejack and industrial enthusiastic, the late Fred Dibnah, takes us back to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. He reveals how the steam engine provided the first practical means of generating power from heat to augment the old sources... more...
Geothermal Reservoir Engineering
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 69.50Geothermal Reservoir Engineering more...
Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Solids
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 69.99This book covers the essential elements of engineering mechanics of deformable bodies, including mechanical elements in tension-compression, torsion, and bending. It emphasizes a fundamental bottom up approach to the subject in a concise and uncluttered presentation. Of special interest are chapters dealing with potential energy as well as principle... more...
Whistleblowing im nuklear-industriellen Komplex
BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag 2012; US$ 10.78Hauptbeschreibung Der 1959 errichtete Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte (EGMR) mit Sitz in Straßburg hat nach der Verfahrensreform von 1998 erheblichen Einfluss auf die Rechtspraxis in den mittlerweile 47 Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention gewonnen. Beschränkte sich die Wahrnehmung des EGMR über vier Jahrzehnte hinweg... more...
Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms
Springer 2012; US$ 139.99IMechE Engineers' Careers Guide
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2012; US$ 12.50Foreword. About the Author. Acknowledgements. 1 Engineering Industry Overview. 2 Energy and Utilities. 3 Aerospace and Defence. 4 Transport and Automotive. 5 Healthcare. 6 Manufacturing. 7 Getting In: Work Experience, Applications and Interviews. 8 Getting On: Training and Qualifications. 9 Further Study and Academia. more...
Bremsenhandbuch
Springer 2012; US$ 69.95Kfz-Ingenieure und -Techniker kommen ohne detailliertes Wissen über moderne Fahrzeugbremsen bis hin zur Mechatronik nicht mehr aus. Das Bremsenhandbuch behandelt umfassend Grundlagen, Anforderungen, Auslegungen, Aufbau, Gestaltungen, Komponenten und Teilsystemfunktionen im modernen Kraftfahrzeug auch von geländegängigen Rad- und Kettenfahrzeugen... more...
Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications
Springer 2011; US$ 159.99The first Workshop on Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications -- MeTrApp-2011 was organized by the Mechatronics Department at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty, "Politehnica" University of Timisoara, Romania, under the patronage of the IFToMM Technical Committees Linkages and Mechanical Controls and Micromachines. The workshop brought... more...
Women and the Great Western Railway
The History Press 2011; US$ 18.94The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form of labour, apart from young girls, presenting the... more...
Archibald Sturrock
The History Press 2011; US$ 21.86Born in 1816, by 1840 Sturrock was involved with Brunel and Gooch in establishing the Great Western Railway's works at Paddington and new town at Swindon. On Brunel's recommendation, Sturrock was appointed locomotive engineer for Great Northern Railway, and he designed the locomotives and carriages which established East Coast main line's reputation... more...









