History of Technology

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Department of Designing and Machine Components

Synopsis:

Developement of human knowledge in the domain of science and technology in the retrospective of the developement of our civilization. Emphasis is given upon new branches of technology with special attention to the contribution of mining, iron metallurgy, power engineering, transportation and of the machine industry in the narrower sense of the word.

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Syllabus of lectures:

Developement of science and technology.

Civil engineering, architecture.

Iron metallurgy.

Turbines, pumps.

Steam engine.

Gas, gasoline and oil engine

Spinning and weaving machines.

Production machines.

Transportation.

Electric engineering

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Study Objective:

Knowledge of whole range of lectured subject

Study materials:

Kolektiv: A History of Technology, 195-78, Oxford, Buchheim, G., Sonnemann, R.: Geschichte der Technikwisschenschafen, 1990, Leipzig

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomT4:A2-362 11:30–13:15 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Rysovna 362
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Fri
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Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: