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Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science

Part of the History of Mechanism and Machine Science Book Series (volume 38)

Editors: Ceccarelli, Marco; Fang, Yibing

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32398-1

ISBN: 978-3-030-32397-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 2, 2020

1 - 9 of 9 Chapters

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Chapter 1Giovanni Bianchi (1924–2003)

Rovetta, Alberto; Ceccarelli, Marco

Pages: 1 –13

[Legacy of Giovanni Bianchi can be considered in his contributions in international collaboration and leadership as during his long-life activity at the Politecnico di Milano, AIMETA (Italian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics), CISM (International Center of Mechanical Sciences) and...
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Chapter 2Jacques de Vaucanson (1709–1782)

Wang, Yanyu

Pages: 15 –46

[Jacques de Vaucanson is a famous French automata (especially androids) inventor in 18th century, the two automata he builds, “the Flute Player” and “the Pipe Player” are the first two androids in the world which base on the method of imitation, and his automaton “the Digesting Duck” could show...
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Chapter 3Francesco di Giorgio (1439–1501)

Ceccarelli, Marco; Molari, Pier Gabriele

Pages: 47 –66

[Francesco di Giorgio was a prominent figure in Renaissance with a multidisciplinary activity as scientist-artist-architect-engineer. This chapter is focused on his significant character of inventor and designer of machines that were of inspiration and reference for further developments since his...
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Chapter 4Alexander Alexandrovich Golovin (1939–2013)

Selezneva, N.; Vorotnikov, S.; Vukolov, A.; Saschenko, D.; Ceccarelli, Marco

Pages: 67 –84

[Alexánder Alexándrovich Golovín was an ordinary professor of Bauman Moscow State Technical University from 1968 to 2013. He developed several novel approaches to crankshaft press designing. As a university teacher, he rewrote the conventional TMM course so that experiments were implemented into...
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Chapter 5Homer (c. 800–c. 701 BCE)

Paipetis, S. A.

Pages: 85 –108

[Homer was certainly not a distinguished specialist in the field of MMS—at least not only. He was a great epic poet, perhaps the greatest of the western world. His two epics—the Iliad and the Odyssey, dealing with the siege and fall of Troy and the adventurous voyage of Odysseus (or Ulysses) back...
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Chapter 6Ma Jun (The 3rd Century AD)

Zhang, Baichun; Liu, Yexin

Pages: 109 –114

[MA Jun is one of the most famous mechanical engineers in the pre-modern China, lived in the Kingdom of Wei (220–265 A.D.) during the Three Kingdoms Era, and he is skillful at constructing machinery and weapons. He improved the silk loom, which simplified the operation of the machinery. He...
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Chapter 7Cesare Rossi (1955–2017)

Ceccarelli, Marco; Gasparetto, Alessandro

Pages: 115 –125

[Cesare Rossi was very active in several aspects of his life. At his University of Naples “Federico II” he was a committed and popular professor, holding his lectures with great commitment toward the students, and was involved in several committees. At the national level he had been serving for...
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Chapter 8Taqî al Dîn (1521–1585)

Dosay Gökdoğan, Melek; Uymaz, Tuba

Pages: 127 –145

[Taqî al-Dîn, definitely one of the most important Ottoman scholars of the 16th century, is known for mostly observatory (Istanbul Observatory) which was established by him, the works which he wrote up there and the observations which he carried out with instruments which he made his own. In that...
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Chapter 9Xu Baosheng (1912–2007)

Lei, Lifang; Fang, Yibing

Pages: 147 –167

[Xu Baosheng was an outstanding figure in the field of metallurgical machinery. He was not only the founder of Chinese own discipline system of metallurgical machinery, but also a world pioneer in inventing and designing the continuous casting machine. He designed and manufactured the first...

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