Machines and Signs
Subtitle: A History of the Drawing of Machines
By: by Edoardo Rovida
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science -- 17
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9789400754072
Subjects: Science (General); History of Science; Popular Science, general; Science; Engineering design; Engineering; History
Description: <p>This volume addresses the cultural, technical and ethical motivations of the history of drawing of machines and its developments step by step. First it treats drawings without any technical character; then the Renaissance with its new forms of drawing; the 18th century, with orthographic projections, immediately used by industry; the 19th century, including the applications of drawing in industry; and the 20th century, with the standardization institutions and the use of the computer. The role of historical drawings and archives in modern design is also examined. </p><p>This book is of value to all those who are interested in technical drawing, either from an artistic, from a design, or from an engineering point of view.</p>
Table of contents: title: <p>1. Introduction: State of the art; title: Some preliminary considerations about the history of drawing; title: Conclusions; title: 2. Motivation of the history of technique: Culture; title: Technique; title: Aesthetics; title: Ethic; title: 3. The first steps: Introduction; title: Prehistoric Age; title: Ancient times; title: Middle Ages; title: Conclusions; title: 4. Renaissance: General considerations; title: The authors; title: Introduction; title: Examples; title: The first steps of the scientific documentation; title: The first “technical” drawings; title: Some conclusions; title: 5. The 18th Century: Introduction; title: Gaspard Monge; title: The orthographic projections; title: The first application of orthographic projections; title: The encyclopedic books; title: The drawing as didactic and popular tool; title: The drawing as documentary tool for scientists; title: The drawing instruments; title: 6. The 19th Century: Introduction; title: The first modern industries; title: First steps of the institutionalized teaching; title: ^; title: The drawing as documentation tool for scientists; title: The drawing as tool for scientific-technical divulgation; title: Drawing instruments; title: 7. The 20th Century: Introduction; title: Drawing standards; title: Historical background; title: Standardization Institutions; title: Drawing standards; title: Development of industry; title: Industries born in 20th Century; title: Examples of drawings of 19th Century; title: Development of technical schools; title: General characters; title: Fundamental steps; title: Since 1900 to 1920; title: Since 1920 to 1950; title: Since 1950 to 1970; title: Since 1970 until today; title: Application of the computer; title: Drawing instruments; title: 8. Archives of historical drawings: Role of archives of historical drawings; title: Steps to realize an historical archive; title: Examples applied to the car suspensions; title: General considerations; title: Structure of the data base; title: 9. The critical observation of historical drawings: Technicians, engineers and designers; title: Standardization organizations; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Teachers and students; title: Historians; title: The lesson of historical heritage; title: Index. </p>.; title: ^^