Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (1988)

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Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (1988) The following compilation is the twenty-seventh annual bibliogra­ phy of current publications in the history of technology. Previous bibliographies in this series have appeared in Technology and Culture since 1964. The reader is also referred to the fifth publication of the SHOT monograph series, Eugene S. Ferguson’s Bibliography of the History ofTechnology (Cambridge, Mass.: SHOT and MIT Press, 1968). This year’s bibliography is the first compiled under my direction. I am pleased to record here my debt to Stephen Cutcliffe, Christine Roysdon, and Judith Adams for making the transition so easy and to Jane Morley and David Toliver for their work in helping to bring about the computer-aided production of the bibliography. I would also like to thank Ian Winship for remaining a member of the team of contributors to the bibliography, along with Stephen, Christine, Judith, and Jane. As the bibliography has grown to some 2,000 citations, the amount of work required to produce it has increased apace. Indeed, there is room for additional contributors who may be willing to scan a selected set ofjournals or keep track of publications in one of the subfields of the history of technology. I encourage anyone who wishes to contribute on a regular basis to contact me. I also thank those who have sent me individual publica­ tions, offprints, journal issues, or citations. Please continue to send such grist for the bibliographer’s mill to me at the Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305. I also owe thanks to a few people who have contributed behind the scenes. Heidi Clark assisted with data entry, thanks to the Ellen Poyet Endowment at Stanford University, which supports an undergradu­ ate library assistantship in the history of science and technology. Louis Rodriquez of Lehigh University’s Science, Technology and Society Program helped with data entry. I am also grateful to the University of Chicago Journals Division staff for their work in copyediting and producing the bibliography. Robert Post and Joan Mentzer have made me feel very welcome as a usurper of some 150 pages of this journal, and I look forward to continued direction, support, and collaboration© 1990 by the Society for the History of Technology. All rights reserved. 0040-165X/90/3103-0008$01.00 561 562 Henry Lowood with them both. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the users of this bibliography, particularly those who have made the effort to come forward with comments, criticisms, and compliments. Stanford University Libraries Stanford University Henry Lowood With the collaboration of: Lockwood Memorial Library University at Buffalo State University ofNew York Science, Technology and Society Program Lehigh University American Society of Civil Engineers Washington, D.C. Judith A. Adams Stephen H. Cutcliffe Jane Morley Fairchild-Martindale Library Information Services Lehigh University Polytechnic Library Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic Christine M. Roysdon Ian Winship Bibliography (1988) 563 CHRONOLOGICAL DIVISIONS I.The 20th Century and Works Covering More than One of Divisions II-V II. Prehistory, Antiquity, and Traditional Societies III. The Middle Ages IV. From the Renaissance through the 17th Century V. The 18th and 19th Centuries CLASSIFICATIONS 1. General and Collected Works (including works covering two or more categories 7-17) 2. Historiography and Documentation (bibliographies, guides, and indexes; problems of libraries and archives) 3. Biography 4. Technical Societies, Technical Education (including museums and exhibitions) 5. Economic, Political, and Social History (including urban and regional development) 6. General Relationships between Technology and Culture; the Philosophy of Technology 7. Civil Engineering — General and Comprehensive Works 7.1. Architecture and Building Construction 7.2. Bridges; Harbors; Tunnels; Dams (see also Transportation) 7.3. Surveying: Instruments and Maps; Cartography; Urban Engi­ neering; Water Supply and Sewerage 8. Transportation—General and Comprehensive Works 8.1. Land Transportation (roads and vehicles; railroads) 8.2. Marine Transportation (ships; navigation and charting; ca­ nals and boats) 8.3. Air and Space Transportation (aircraft and spacecraft) 9. Energy Conversion (hydraulic engineering; internal combustion engines; steam engines; steam-electrical central stations; electri­ cal power transmission; lighting; heating and ventilation; refrig­ eration; nuclear, solar, and direct-conversion power plants) 564 Henry Lowood 10. Materials and Processing—General and Comprehensive Works 10...