Raymond H Merritt
Biographic Data
| ID | 681846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raymond H Merritt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raymond H |
| FAMILY NAME | Merritt |
| SIGNATURE | MERRITT R H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers by Todd Shallat
842 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Todd Shallat. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. Pp. xi+275; illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95 (hardcover). Structures in the Stream is the end result of a doctoral dissertation begun at Carnegie-Mellon University under Joel Tarr and revised during a period of contract work in the Co…
Building Air Bases in the Negev: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel, 1979–1982 by Frank N. Schubert
432 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE on the definition of missile accuracy. Spinardi provides a clear narra tive and clearly established links to this broader literature, as well as framing the book with a deft exposition of the main themes in the social construction of technology program. Readers trained as histori ans to write contextual accounts may doubt the essential novelty claimed for this approach, but the intelligence with which it …
Building Air Bases in the Negev: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel, 1979-1982
A Promising Field: Engineering at Alabama, 1837-1987
U. S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics
The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change by Arthur M. Squires
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 987 The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change. By Arthur M. Squires. Cambridge, Mass.: Birkhauser Boston, 1986. Pp· xix + 247; figures, appendix, bibliography, index. $24.95. Arthur Squires’s book on the management of technological change is part history, part memoir, part advocacy, and part parable. Squires is an engineer, and his work is a classic primary source document that scholars c…
Lex et Scientia. Vol. 12 (January-September 1976)
Lex et Scientia (review)
206 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE for the goal of self-realization through both suffering and liberation and offers suggestions for achieving that goal. The editors quite accurately suggest that three recurring themes emerge from the diversity of these essays. The first is a recognition of “the polar structure of the human condition” (p. 21). In each of the essays there appears a sense of “the tension-unity of polarities” (p. 21). A second …
Creativity, Conflict and Controversy: A History of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Journal Article Creativity, Conflict and Controversy: A History of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Raymond H. Merritt. (Washington: Superintendent of Documents, n.d. 461 pp. Maps, illustrations, tables, appendix, notes, bibliographical note, and index. $15.00.) Get access Fredrick J. Dobney Fredrick J. Dobney Saint Louis University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American…
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites
The Philadelphia Meeting, December 28-30, 1976
Lex et Scientia. Vol. 10 (October-December 1974)
Technology and Reform: Street Railways and the Growth of Milwaukee, 1887-1900
Engineering in American Society, 1850-1875
Engineering in American Society 1850-1875
Journal Article Engineering in American Society 1850–1875. By Raymond H. Merritt. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1969. xi + 199 pp. Notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $7.95.) Get access Daniel Calhoun Daniel Calhoun University of California, Davis Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 57, Issue 2, September 1970, Pages 461–462, https://doi.org/10.2307/1918217 …
Engineering in American Society: 1850-1875
Creativity, Conflict and Controversy: A History of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Journal Article Creativity, Conflict and Controversy: A History of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Raymond H. Merritt. (Washington: Superintendent of Documents, n.d. 461 pp. Maps, illustrations, tables, appendix, notes, bibliographical note, and index. $15.00.) Get access Fredrick J. Dobney Fredrick J. Dobney Saint Louis University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American…
Engineering in American Society 1850-1875
Journal Article Engineering in American Society 1850–1875. By Raymond H. Merritt. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1969. xi + 199 pp. Notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $7.95.) Get access Daniel Calhoun Daniel Calhoun University of California, Davis Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 57, Issue 2, September 1970, Pages 461–462, https://doi.org/10.2307/1918217 …
Engineering in American Society: 1850-1875
Engineering in American Society, 1850-1875
Lex et Scientia. Vol. 10 (October-December 1974)
Technology and Reform: Street Railways and the Growth of Milwaukee, 1887-1900
The Philadelphia Meeting, December 28-30, 1976
Lex et Scientia. Vol. 12 (January-September 1976)
Lex et Scientia (review)
206 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE for the goal of self-realization through both suffering and liberation and offers suggestions for achieving that goal. The editors quite accurately suggest that three recurring themes emerge from the diversity of these essays. The first is a recognition of “the polar structure of the human condition” (p. 21). In each of the essays there appears a sense of “the tension-unity of polarities” (p. 21). A second …
Creativity, Conflict and Controversy: A History of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Journal Article Creativity, Conflict and Controversy: A History of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Raymond H. Merritt. (Washington: Superintendent of Documents, n.d. 461 pp. Maps, illustrations, tables, appendix, notes, bibliographical note, and index. $15.00.) Get access Fredrick J. Dobney Fredrick J. Dobney Saint Louis University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American…
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites
The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change by Arthur M. Squires
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 987 The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change. By Arthur M. Squires. Cambridge, Mass.: Birkhauser Boston, 1986. Pp· xix + 247; figures, appendix, bibliography, index. $24.95. Arthur Squires’s book on the management of technological change is part history, part memoir, part advocacy, and part parable. Squires is an engineer, and his work is a classic primary source document that scholars c…
U. S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics
A Promising Field: Engineering at Alabama, 1837-1987
Building Air Bases in the Negev: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel, 1979–1982 by Frank N. Schubert
432 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE on the definition of missile accuracy. Spinardi provides a clear narra tive and clearly established links to this broader literature, as well as framing the book with a deft exposition of the main themes in the social construction of technology program. Readers trained as histori ans to write contextual accounts may doubt the essential novelty claimed for this approach, but the intelligence with which it …
Building Air Bases in the Negev: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Israel, 1979-1982
Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers by Todd Shallat
842 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. By Todd Shallat. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. Pp. xi+275; illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95 (hardcover). Structures in the Stream is the end result of a doctoral dissertation begun at Carnegie-Mellon University under Joel Tarr and revised during a period of contract work in the Co…
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