Norman R Ball
Biographic Data
| ID | 1451563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norman R Ball |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norman R |
| FAMILY NAME | Ball |
| SIGNATURE | BALL N R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Science, Technology and Canadian History: Les Sciences, la technologie et l’histoire et l’histoire
The first Conference on the Study of the History of Canadian Science and Technology, held in Kingston, Ontario in November 1978, marks the emergence of a new Canadian discipline. This wide-ranging, bilingual collection of papers and workshops includes contributions by some of the historians, scientists, educators, students, archivists, and government representatives present at the conference. The papers discuss the nature of the new field, its ob…
Becoming Modern in Toronto: The Industrial Exhibition and the Shaping of a Late Victorian Culture
Although the title suggests a book of interest to many readers of Technology and Culture, Becoming Modern in Toronto is a missed opportunity. Keith Walden, a professor of history at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, calls his book "a cultural history of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition from its founding, in 1879, to 1903" (p. ix). The Toronto Industrial Exhibition, now known as the Canadian National Exhibition, the CNE, or simply The Ex…
A Bibliography of the History of Canadian Science and Technology
A Bibliography of the History of Canadian Science and Technology by Arnold E. Roos
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 1013 tually computing will disappear into the infrastructure of modern life, when every machine is “smart,” every human activity has been or is being computerized. Thus, as the entries progress in time, Cortada ’s subject divisions get muddy. For example, I found entries for my own area ofinterest, aerospace, under a variety ofsubjects: “mili tary,” “airline reservation systems,” “aerospace,” “aviation,” even …
Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing
Through their case-study of the evolution of a relatively small manufacturer such as Ferranti-Packard, Ball and Vardalas address a number of broader themes in the history of Canadian business and technology. Ferranti-Packard was British-owned and thus provides a revealing subject for the authors' investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment on Canadian industrial and technological capabilities. An important theme in this analysis is t…
Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing
Through their case-study of the evolution of a relatively small manufacturer such as Ferranti-Packard, Ball and Vardalas address a number of broader themes in the history of Canadian business and technology. Ferranti-Packard was British-owned and thus provides a revealing subject for the authors' investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment on Canadian industrial and technological capabilities. An important theme in this analysis is t…
Bâtir un pays. Histoire des travaux publics au Canada
Poverty and Welfare in Habsburg Spain: The Example of Toledo
Science, Technology, and Canadian History: The First Conference on the Study of the History of Canadian Science and Technology (Les Sciences, la technologie et l'histoire canadienne: Premier Congres s…
Timber: History of the Forest Industry in British Columbia
Primary Sources in Canadian Working Class History, 1860-1930
discredited microphone-in-the-potted-palm approach. Some interviewees are relaxed while others are not, but making an extraordinary effort to hide the recorder will not have any effect. People are aware that they are being recorded, especially when confronted by the imposing boom microphone which is recommended in this manual. The purchase of much of the equipment recommended for use in the interview process is beyond the financial resources of m…
The Politics of Development: Forests, Mines, and Hydro-Electric Power in Ontario, 1849-1941
A Dutch Homesteader on the Prairies: The Letters of Willem de Gelder
Philosophy of Railroads and Other Essays by T. C. Keefer
The Rules of Work of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, 1786
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Philosophy of Railroads and Other Essays by T. C. Keefer
The Rules of Work of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, 1786
A Dutch Homesteader on the Prairies: The Letters of Willem de Gelder
Primary Sources in Canadian Working Class History, 1860-1930
discredited microphone-in-the-potted-palm approach. Some interviewees are relaxed while others are not, but making an extraordinary effort to hide the recorder will not have any effect. People are aware that they are being recorded, especially when confronted by the imposing boom microphone which is recommended in this manual. The purchase of much of the equipment recommended for use in the interview process is beyond the financial resources of m…
The Politics of Development: Forests, Mines, and Hydro-Electric Power in Ontario, 1849-1941
Timber: History of the Forest Industry in British Columbia
Science, Technology, and Canadian History: The First Conference on the Study of the History of Canadian Science and Technology (Les Sciences, la technologie et l'histoire canadienne: Premier Congres s…
Poverty and Welfare in Habsburg Spain: The Example of Toledo
Bâtir un pays. Histoire des travaux publics au Canada
Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing
Through their case-study of the evolution of a relatively small manufacturer such as Ferranti-Packard, Ball and Vardalas address a number of broader themes in the history of Canadian business and technology. Ferranti-Packard was British-owned and thus provides a revealing subject for the authors' investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment on Canadian industrial and technological capabilities. An important theme in this analysis is t…
Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing
Through their case-study of the evolution of a relatively small manufacturer such as Ferranti-Packard, Ball and Vardalas address a number of broader themes in the history of Canadian business and technology. Ferranti-Packard was British-owned and thus provides a revealing subject for the authors' investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment on Canadian industrial and technological capabilities. An important theme in this analysis is t…
A Bibliography of the History of Canadian Science and Technology
A Bibliography of the History of Canadian Science and Technology by Arnold E. Roos
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 1013 tually computing will disappear into the infrastructure of modern life, when every machine is “smart,” every human activity has been or is being computerized. Thus, as the entries progress in time, Cortada ’s subject divisions get muddy. For example, I found entries for my own area ofinterest, aerospace, under a variety ofsubjects: “mili tary,” “airline reservation systems,” “aerospace,” “aviation,” even …
Becoming Modern in Toronto: The Industrial Exhibition and the Shaping of a Late Victorian Culture
Although the title suggests a book of interest to many readers of Technology and Culture, Becoming Modern in Toronto is a missed opportunity. Keith Walden, a professor of history at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, calls his book "a cultural history of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition from its founding, in 1879, to 1903" (p. ix). The Toronto Industrial Exhibition, now known as the Canadian National Exhibition, the CNE, or simply The Ex…
Science, Technology and Canadian History: Les Sciences, la technologie et l’histoire et l’histoire
The first Conference on the Study of the History of Canadian Science and Technology, held in Kingston, Ontario in November 1978, marks the emergence of a new Canadian discipline. This wide-ranging, bilingual collection of papers and workshops includes contributions by some of the historians, scientists, educators, students, archivists, and government representatives present at the conference. The papers discuss the nature of the new field, its ob…
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