Ceccarelli M. Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science Part 3 2014

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Contains biographies of distinguished figures in the history of mechanism and machine science (MMS)
Places past achievements in MMS in context
Provides a survey of technical evolution in mechanical engineering
This book is composed of chapters that focus specifically on technological developments by distinguished figures in the history of MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science). Biographies of well-known scientists are also included to describe their efforts and experiences, and surveys of their work and achievements, and a modern interpretation of their legacy are presented.
After the first two volumes, the papers in this third volume again cover a wide range within the field of the History of Mechanical Engineering with specific focus on MMS and will be of interest and motivation to the work (historical or not) of many.
Allievi Lorenzo (1856–1941). Marco Ceccarelli
Leonid Assur (1878–1920). Alexander Evgrafov and Denis Kozlikin
Giuseppe Antonio Borgnis (1781–1863). Marco Ceccarelli
Chun-Hung Chiang (1920–2008). Hong-Sen Yan, Tyng Liu, Wen-Yeuan Chung, Shyi-Jen Tsai and Ching-Kuo Lin
Konstantin Vasiljevich Frolov (1932–2007). Olga Egorova
Yeong-sil Jang (Unknown). Moon-hyon Nam
Karl Hoecken (1874–1962).Hanfried Kerle
Michael Spirov Konstantinov (1921–1991). Penka J. Genova
Francisc Viliam Kovács (1929–2009). Erwin-Christian Lovasz, Corneliu Ra˘dulescu, Valentin Ciupe, Corina Gruescu and Inocentiu Maniu
Jan Oderfeld (1908–2010). Teresa Zielinska
Leonid Smirnov (1877–1954). Alexander Golovin and Denis Sashchenko
Kurt Rauh (1897–1952). Burkhard Corves
Leonid Nikolayevich Reshetov (1906–1998). Valentin B. Tarabarin, Zinaida I. Tarabarina and Darya Chirkina
Simon Stevin (1548–1620). Teun Koetsier
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (Second Half of the Ist Century B.C.). Michela Cigola and Marco Ceccarelli
Author Index