James E Tomayko
Biographic Data
| ID | 1466944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James E Tomayko |
| GIVEN NAMES | James E |
| FAMILY NAME | Tomayko |
| SIGNATURE | TOMAYKO J E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Electronics in the Evolution of Flight (review)
Reviewed by: Electronics in the Evolution of Flight James Tomayko (bio) Electronics in the Evolution of Flight. By Albert Helfrick. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2004. Pp. x+190. $37.95/$19.95. I do not think that many historians have been asked to review this sort of book recently. Even though a "further reading" list follows most of the nine chapters, there are no citations and no comprehensive bibliography. Can one assume that A…
From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog
From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog: A History of the Software Industry. By Martin Campbell-Kelly. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2003. Pp. xiv+372. $29.95
Behind Deep Blue
This is an unusual book to review for Technology and Culture. Only tangentially a history of technology, it is mostly a memoir of a key participant in the narrative, Feng-hsiung Hsu. Historians of technology can find solace in the author's oft-stated theme, that it is about "'man as a performer versus man as a toolmaker'" (p. 264). Yet most of the book seems to concentrate on the clash of strong personalities
Computers Take Flight
An overview of the NASA F-8 Fly-by Wire project is presented. The project made two significant contributions to the new technology: (1) a solid design base of techniques that work and those that do not, and (2) credible evidence of good flying qualities and the ability of such a system to tolerate real faults and to continue operation without degradation. In 1972 the F-8C aircraft used in the program became he first digital fly-by-wire aircraft t…
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Meeting, October 23-26, 1986
Organizational Notes THE PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, MEETING, OCTOBER 23—26, 1986 More than 275 people attended the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) at the Pittsburgh Hilton, October 23—26, 1986. The meeting was held simultaneously with those of the History of Science Society (HSS), the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S); total attendance at Pitt…
Ancient China's Technology and Science
The Stored-Program Concept
The Shorter Science and Civilization in China
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The Stored-Program Concept
The Shorter Science and Civilization in China
Ancient China's Technology and Science
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Meeting, October 23-26, 1986
Organizational Notes THE PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, MEETING, OCTOBER 23—26, 1986 More than 275 people attended the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) at the Pittsburgh Hilton, October 23—26, 1986. The meeting was held simultaneously with those of the History of Science Society (HSS), the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S); total attendance at Pitt…
Computers Take Flight
An overview of the NASA F-8 Fly-by Wire project is presented. The project made two significant contributions to the new technology: (1) a solid design base of techniques that work and those that do not, and (2) credible evidence of good flying qualities and the ability of such a system to tolerate real faults and to continue operation without degradation. In 1972 the F-8C aircraft used in the program became he first digital fly-by-wire aircraft t…
Behind Deep Blue
This is an unusual book to review for Technology and Culture. Only tangentially a history of technology, it is mostly a memoir of a key participant in the narrative, Feng-hsiung Hsu. Historians of technology can find solace in the author's oft-stated theme, that it is about "'man as a performer versus man as a toolmaker'" (p. 264). Yet most of the book seems to concentrate on the clash of strong personalities
From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog
From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog: A History of the Software Industry. By Martin Campbell-Kelly. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2003. Pp. xiv+372. $29.95
Electronics in the Evolution of Flight (review)
Reviewed by: Electronics in the Evolution of Flight James Tomayko (bio) Electronics in the Evolution of Flight. By Albert Helfrick. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2004. Pp. x+190. $37.95/$19.95. I do not think that many historians have been asked to review this sort of book recently. Even though a "further reading" list follows most of the nine chapters, there are no citations and no comprehensive bibliography. Can one assume that A…
Computer Science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Aeronautics (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Library science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aerospace Engineering (2 works) · China (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works)