Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science

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Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science is written by Marco Ceccarelli and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3030323986 (ISBN 10) and 9783030323981 (ISBN 13).

This book discusses technological developments by distinguished figures in the history of MMS (mechanism and machine science). It includes biographies of well-known scientists, describing their efforts, experiences and achievements and offering a modern interpretation of their legacy. This volume includes scientists from a wide range of time periods, academic disciplines, and geographical backgrounds, such as Giovanni Bianchi, Homer, Taqi Al-Din, Jacques de Vaucanson, Ma Jun, Xu Baosheng, Alexander Alexandrovich Golovin, Francesco di Giorgio and Cesare Rossi. Covering a wide range of figures within the field of history of mechanical engineering, with a particular focus on MMS, this fourth volume is of interest to, and will inspire the work (historical or not) of many.