Essays on the History of Transportation and Technology

Author:   Emory L Kemp
Publisher:   West Virginia University Press
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9781940425030


Pages:   426
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
Format:   Electronic book text
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Emory Kemp is the founder and director of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology at West Virginia University, where he also served as a chair and professor of civil engineering and a professor of history. This collection of essays encompasses over fifty years of his research in the field of the history of technology. Within these twelve essays, Kemp describes and analyzes nineteenth century improvements in building materials such as iron, steel, and cement; roads and bridges, especially the evolution of the suspension bridge; canals and navigable rivers, including the Ohio River and its tributaries; and water supply systems. As one of the few practicing American engineers who also researches and writes as an academic, Kemp adds an important historical context to his work by focusing not only on the construction of a structure but also on the analytical science that heralds a structure s design and development.

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Author:   Emory L Kemp
Publisher:   West Virginia University Press
Imprint:   West Virginia University Press
ISBN:  

9781940425030


ISBN 10:   1940425034
Pages:   426
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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