Book ID: CBB000650211

Reinforced Concrete and the Modernization of American Building, 1900--1930 (2001)

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Slaton, Amy E. (Author)


Johns Hopkins University Press


Publication Date: 2001
Physical Details: xiii + 255 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

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Review Biggs, Lindy (2005) Review of "Reinforced Concrete and the Modernization of American Building, 1900--1930". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 453). unapi

Essay Review Johnson, Ann (2005) Revisiting Technology as Knowledge. Perspectives on Science (pp. 554-573). unapi

Citation URI
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Authors & Contributors
Yadav, Rajendra
Sheila Palomares Alarcón
William J. Glover
Denton, Sally
Singh, M. R.
Tutton, Michael
Journals
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Perspectives on Science
International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology
Indiana Magazine of History
Indian Journal of History of Science
History of Science
Publishers
Viking
University of Minnesota Press
Simon & Schuster
Shire
Johns Hopkins University Press
Johns Hopkins University
Concepts
Building construction
Architecture
Cement; lime; concrete
Building engineering
Civil engineering
Technology and art
People
Bechtel, Stephen Davison (1925- )
Stevens, John Frank (1853-1943)
Agustín Marsá Prat
Van Alen, William (1883-1954)
Chrysler, Walter Percy (1875-1940)
Edison, Thomas Alva
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
17th century
Gilded Age (1870s-1900)
Medieval
Places
New York City (New York, U.S.)
United States
Spain
India
San Francisco (California)
Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
Institutions
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bechtel Group
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