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Early Railways
Rodney Dale
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, July 7, 1994)Railroads are more than trains and tracks. Here's the story of the invention and development of the railroad, plus the intricacies of timetabling, the first tickets, railway architecture and much more.
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Timekeeping
Rodney Dale
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Feb. 25, 1993)Timekeeping describes changing ways of thinking about time, the emergence of the calendar, and the quest for a more accurate means of measuring the minutest fractions of a second.
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Machines in the Home
Rebecca Weaver, Rodney Dale
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Feb. 25, 1993)Machines in the Home describes the development of domestic technology--heating and lighting, cooking, laundry, carpet sweeping, the modern bathroom, and assorted gadgetry.
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Early Cars
Rodney Dale
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, July 7, 1994)How did the invention of the first "horseless carriages" come about? How were they transformed into what we would recognize as a motor car? How were the vital components developed and how have they been refined over the years? Histories of the early motor car are often concerned with the finished product rather than the parts that made it up. In this fascinating survey, Rodney Dale looks in detail at the development of the engine - including ignition, carburator, and lubrication - and the chassis - including steering, brakes and transmission. Illustrations are drawn from a wide range of patents, newspapers, advertisements and illustrations from contemporary sources. Some of the peripheral effects of early cars are also dealt with: the development of the road system to cope with increased loads, speed and use; the response of the legal authorities to some of the new issues which motor transport raised; the growth of the major automobile organizations; and a way of life increasingly governed by the ready accessibility of road transport.
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Early Cars
Rodney Dale
Paperback (Oxford University Press, Aug. 11, 1994)Examines the invention, development, and technology of the earliest automobiles, discussing their vital components and how they were refined over the years
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Machines in the Office
Rodney Dale, Rebecca Weaver
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)From the early typewriter to the word processor, from Bell's first telephone to the fax machine--how our lives in the workplace have changed.
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The Industrial Revolution
Henry Dale, Rodney Dale
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Feb. 25, 1993)What did developments in the harnessing of power (wind, water, steam) and methods of transport (canals, roads, railroads) do for the average family? Here's the story of how nothing was ever the same after the amazing advances of the industrial age.
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Home Entertainment
Rodney Dale, Rebecca Weaver
Paperback (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)Traces the development of the inventions, toys, and indoor games that have constituted and transformed home entertainment over the years
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Early Flying Machines
Henry Dale
Paperback (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)Surveys the early history of flight, from the first recorded history of man's attempt to fly to the successful flight of the Wright brothers
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Machines in the Home
Rebecca Weaver, Rodney Dale
Paperback (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)Discusses the development of domestic technology--heating and lighting, cooking, laundry, the modern bathroom, carpet sweeping, and assorted gadgetry
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Early Railways
Rodney Dale
Paperback (Oxford University Press, Aug. 11, 1994)Surveys the early history of railroads, describing advances in surveying and track construction, the intricacies of timetabling, the first tickets and ticketing systems, etc.
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Home Entertainment
Rodney Dale, Rebecca Weaver
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)How did we amuse ourselves before Nintendo? Here's the story of how inventions have dramatically transformed our leisure time.
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