THE CAR: The Rise and Fall of the Machine that Made the Modern World. By Brian Appleyard. Pegasus Books. 320 pages. $28.95. It is our favorite machine, by far. For some it is integral to their ...
I first learned about the Curta from this January 2004 article in Scientific American, by Cliff Stoll. Unfortunately, the article is not available for free. But you can purchase a PDF of the whole Jan ...
v. 1: Engineering drawing practice -- Windmills, their rise and decline -- Pumps and water-raising machinery -- Water-driven prime-movers -- Richard Arkwright, inventor and organizer -- Spinning and ...