Norman A F Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 1466871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norman A F Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norman A F |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH N A F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Science Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cathedral studies
Thus far, certainly in English, most engineering history has been based on the lives of engineers or the chronologies of particular enterprises, with the two often woven together. Much of this work, as conventional biography or narrative history, has been well done, in many cases is a good read, and frequently is valuable as a basis for further study. But its preoccupation with who, when and where too often leaves unaddressed questions of how and…
Viaduct
Aqueduct
Surveyor
The Norton History of Technology . Donald Cardwell
Hommes et techniques de l'Antiquite a la Renaissance . Marie-Claire Amouretti , Georges Comet
Power from Wind
The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct of Nîmes
(1990). The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct of Nimes. Transactions of the Newcomen Society: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 53-80
Essay Review
Victorian Technology and Its Preservation in Modern Britain
The Roman Dams of Subiaco
The Cover Design THE ROMAN DAMS OF SUBIACO NORMAN A. F. SMITH Although the Romans are famous for their aqueducts, bridges, roads, harbors, and public buildings, their dam-building achievements have received much less attention, despite the fact that they were as competent in this branch of civil engineering as in the others. The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the highest dam they built—the dam at Subiaco, depicted on the cover. In…
Bibliography of the History of Technology . Eugene S. Ferguson
History of Technology at Imperial College, London
Academic Programs HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON N. A. F. SMITH The Department of History of Science and Technology at Imperial College was inaugurated in 1963. The permanent staff consists of Professor A. Rupert Hall and Dr. Marie Boas Hall. Norman A. F. Smith and W. N. Slatcher hold Leverhulme Research Fellowships. Smith has been working for some years on a general history of dams and their uses, and Slatcher is engaged on st…
The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct of Nîmes
(1990). The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct of Nimes. Transactions of the Newcomen Society: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 53-80
Bibliography of the History of Technology . Eugene S. Ferguson
History of Technology at Imperial College, London
Academic Programs HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON N. A. F. SMITH The Department of History of Science and Technology at Imperial College was inaugurated in 1963. The permanent staff consists of Professor A. Rupert Hall and Dr. Marie Boas Hall. Norman A. F. Smith and W. N. Slatcher hold Leverhulme Research Fellowships. Smith has been working for some years on a general history of dams and their uses, and Slatcher is engaged on st…
The Roman Dams of Subiaco
The Cover Design THE ROMAN DAMS OF SUBIACO NORMAN A. F. SMITH Although the Romans are famous for their aqueducts, bridges, roads, harbors, and public buildings, their dam-building achievements have received much less attention, despite the fact that they were as competent in this branch of civil engineering as in the others. The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the highest dam they built—the dam at Subiaco, depicted on the cover. In…
Victorian Technology and Its Preservation in Modern Britain
Essay Review
The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct of Nîmes
(1990). The Pont du Gard and the Aqueduct of Nimes. Transactions of the Newcomen Society: Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 53-80
Power from Wind
The Norton History of Technology . Donald Cardwell
Hommes et techniques de l'Antiquite a la Renaissance . Marie-Claire Amouretti , Georges Comet
Viaduct
Aqueduct
Surveyor
Cathedral studies
Thus far, certainly in English, most engineering history has been based on the lives of engineers or the chronologies of particular enterprises, with the two often woven together. Much of this work, as conventional biography or narrative history, has been well done, in many cases is a good read, and frequently is valuable as a basis for further study. But its preoccupation with who, when and where too often leaves unaddressed questions of how and…
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