Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World - Denny, Mark
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Five historical devices -- bow and arrow, waterwheel, trebuchet, pendulum clock anchor escapement, and steam engine governor -- capture the imagination of physicist Mark Denny. Here he shares not only the history of these influential machines, but how they actually work. Using accessible prose, along with diagrams, equations, and drawings, Denny explains the physics behind each machine, how it was used, how it evolved, and why it is significant in today's world.

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Five historical devices -- bow and arrow, waterwheel, trebuchet, pendulum clock anchor escapement, and steam engine governor -- capture the imagination of physicist Mark Denny. Here he shares not only the history of these influential machines, but how they actually work. Using accessible prose, along with diagrams, equations, and drawings, Denny explains the physics behind each machine, how it was used, how it evolved, and why it is significant in today's world.
Autorenporträt
Mark Denny is a theoretical physicist who has worked in academia and industry. He is the author of numerous books, including Lights On! The Science of Power Generation, Making Sense of Weather and Climate: The Science behind the Forecasts, and Making the Most of the Anthropocene: Facing the Future.