ISBN10: 0792363728, ISBN13: 9780792363729, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover
[Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]
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ISBN10: 0792363728, ISBN13: 9780792363729, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms is a new initiative to promote explicitly researches and publications in the field of the History of TMM (Theory of Machines and Mechanisms). It was held at the University of Cassino, Italy, from 11 to 13 May 2000. The Symposium was devoted mainly to the technical aspects of historical developments and therefore it has been addressed mainly to the IFToMM Community. In fact, most the authors of the contributed papers are experts in TMM and related topics. This has been, indeed, a challenge: convincing technical experts to go further in-depth into the background of their topics of expertise. We have received a very positive response, as can be seen by the fact that these Proceedings contain contributions by authors from all around the world. We received about 50 papers, and after review about 40 papers were accepted for both presentation and publishing in the Proceedings. This means also that the History of TMM is of interest everywhere and, indeed, an in-depth knowledge of the past can be of great help in working on the present and in shaping the future with new ideas. I believe that a reader will take advantage of the papers in these Proceedings with further satisfaction and motivation for her or his work (historical or not). These papers cover the wide field of ...
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Dordrecht Springer 2000 2000 ed. Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 387 p. Contains: Unspecified.