DeepDyve eBooks - A History of Mechanical Engineering

Introduction

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 1 –10

[Machines are widely used in almost every aspect of human society, such as industry, defense and daily life. A middle school student can easily speak out a long list of machine names. College students in mechanical engineering around the world are in millions. People working on mechanical related...

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Ancient Machines

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 11 –64

[The “ancient times” in this book, refers to a period of about 6000 years from the beginning of the Bronze AgeBronze Age until the European Renaissance in the 14th century. This section describes: (1) the three stages in using toolsTool by ancient humans, and (2) the three main regions in ancient...

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Social, Scientific and Technological Progresses of Europe Before Industrial Revolution

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 65 –94

[After the long medieval darkness, the world entered the modern times, the era of birth and rapid growing of Capitalism. Europe experienced a series of great social changes. During the several centuries, a series of important events, including the birth of Capitalist mode of production, great...

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First Industrial Revolution

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 95 –135

[In the second half of the 18th century, a Technical Revolution, characterized with several ground-breaking technological inventions, such as steam powerPower, happened in Britain. The Industrial RevolutionIndustrial revolution happened the same time, which brought wide application of...

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Second Industrial Revolution

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 137 –195

[During the second half of the 19th century, the world entered an entirely new era. A series of unprecedented industrial achievements, such as electric power, steel, automobile and aircraft, brought tremendous changes to the industry structure, and also greatly improved the living standard of...

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Progress of Mathematics and Mechanics During Industrial Revolutions

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 197 –218

[In Chaps. 4 and 5, the two industrial revolutions were introduced, including inventions of many machines and birth and development of machine building industry, without involving the discipline of mechanical engineering, which will be introduced in Chap. 7. This chapter introduces the progress...

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Birth and Development of Modern Mechanical Engineering Discipline

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 219 –274

[InventionsMechanical engineering of machines and establishment of the machine industry were the backbone of the First Industrial Revolution. Electric power was the center of the Second Industrial Revolution; however, even more machines were invented in this period. Mechanical technology remained...

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Modern Higher Education in Mechanical Engineering

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 275 –298

[Education has played a critical rule in the advance of mechanical technology and industry. It is the critical factor to train the talents and prepare the workforce, moving the profession and the industry forward.]

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Third Technological Revolution

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 299 –349

[After WWII, the Third Technological Revolution appeared in the horizon, which has been unprecedentedly influencing all aspects of human society. The First and Second Technological Revolutions are both centered around power, while the third one is developed around information. Mechanical...

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Summary of Mechanical Engineering in New Era

Zhang, Ce; Yang, Jianming

Pages: 351 –387

[After WWII, a new Technological Revolution took place, and fundamentally influenced almost every aspect of human society. Meanwhile, the world was remained in peace overall, growing fast in economy. Globalization formed a world market. On the other hand, competition became tougher, forcing...

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