History of Technology Volume 18: Volume 18, 1996

Cover\nHalf-title\nTitle\nCopyright\nContents\nEditorial Note\nThe Contributors\nNotes for Contributors\nTheory and Responsibility in Science and Technology\n	Notes\nOn the Lift Pump\n	Introduction\n	Mechanical Principles\n	Action Of Pumps\n	History In Outline\n	Taccola\'s Pumps\n	Comparison And Conclusion\n	Appendix\n	Notes and References\n	Acknowledgements\nDiscoveries, Inventions and Industrial Revolutions: On the Varying Contributions of Technologies and Institutions from an International Historical Perspective\n	Introduction\n	Interpretations\n	James Watt And All That\n	Catching Up And Taking Over\n	Conclusions\n	Notes and References\nJames Watt, Mechanical Engineer\n	Notes and References\nTechnological Advance in the Manufacture of Chemicals: The Case of Cyanide, 1888-1930\n	Introduction\n	The Early Years\n	The Early British-German Connection\n	The First Extension Of Cyanide Technology\n	Increasing Competition And The Price War Of 1896-7\n	Further Development In Cyanide Manufacturing Technology\n	State Of The Cyanide Industry, 1904-14\n	World War I And Its Aftermath\n	Concluding Remarks\n	Notes and References\nPutting the Wind up the Pilot: Cloud Flying with Early Aircraft Instruments\n	Problems Of Vibration And Acceleration\n	Early Aircraft Compasses\n	Wartime Compasses Development By Keith Lucas At Farnborough\n	Darwin\'s Static Turn Indicator\n	Pendulums, French Tops And Gyroscopic Turn Indicators\n	Summary\n	Notes and References\n\'Seeing\' Is Believing: The Development of Microwave Radar in Britain, Summer 1940\n	Introduction\n	The Klystron Experiments\n	The Magnetron Arrives: The Initial Success On 10 Cm\n	Conclusions: What Was Achieved\n	Notes and References\nDiffusion of Brewing Technology since 1900: Change and the Consumer\n	Brewing Technology And History\n	Brewing: Traditional Or Progressive?\n	Theories Of Innovation And Technological Chang\n	Science, New Beers And The Consumer\n	Notes and References\nContents of Former Volumes