thiesen william (6 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, (2006). First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. xi,303pp, Index, Bibliography. Hardcover. Book in fine condition, dj near fine (edge slightly frayed). Few illustrations. ISBN 0813029406; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. Spanning the transition from wood to iron shipbuilding in America, this history tells how nontheoretical methods of shipbuilding began to be discarded by the 1880s in favor of technical and scientific methods. It describes the trans-Atlantic exchange of technical information that took place during this era and the role of the US Navy in that. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTK; HBTM; KNDS; TBX; TTS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635. . 2006. 1st. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 302 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Throughout the 19th century, the shipbuilding industry in American was both art and craft, one based on tradition, instinct, hand tools, and handmade ship models. Even as mechanization was introduced, the trade supported a system of apprenticeship, master builders, and family dynasties, and aesthetics remained the basis for design. Spanning the transition from wood to iron shipbuilding in America, Thiesen's history tells how practical and nontheoretical methods of shipbuilding began to be discarded by the 1880s in favor of technical and scientific methods. Perceiving that British warships were superior to its own, the United States Navy set out to adopt British design principles and methods. American shipbuilders wanted only to build better warships, but embracing British practices exposed them to new methods and technologies that aided in the transformation of American shipbuilding into an engineering-based industry. American shipbuilders soon improvised ways to turn U.S. shipyards into state-of-the-art facilities and, by the early 20th century, they forged ahead of the British in construction and production methods. The history of shipbuilding in America is a story of culture dictating technology. Thiesen describes the trans-Atlantic exchange of technical information that took place during this era and the role of the U.S. Navy in that transfer. He also profiles the lives of individual shipbuilders. Their stories will inspire enthusiasts of ships, shipbuilding, and shipbuilding technology, as well as historians and students of maritime history and the history of technology.