Dixit U.S., Hazarika M., Davim J.P. A Brief History of Mechanical Engineering

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2017. — 190 p. — (Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology). — ISBN: 978-3-319-42916-8, 3319429140.Although there are some books on the History of Engineering, there is hardly a book presenting the history of mechanical engineering from the ancient period till today
Salient features of mechanical engineering and its historical development
Provides a vision for the future of mechanical engineering for educators
What is mechanical engineering? What a mechanical engineering does? How did the mechanical engineering change through ages? What is the future of mechanical engineering? This book answers these questions in a lucid manner. It also provides a brief chronological history of landmark events and answers questions such as: When was steam engine invented? Where was first CNC machine developed? When did the era of additive manufacturing start? When did the marriage of mechanical and electronics give birth to discipline of mechatronics? This book informs and create interest on mechanical engineering in the general public and particular in students. It also helps to sensitize the engineering fraternity about the historical aspects of engineering. At the same time, it provides a common sense knowledge of mechanical engineering in a handy manner.
Topics
Mechanical Engineering
History of Science
Popular Science in Technology
Job Career in Science and EngineeringWhat Is Mechanical Engineering?Definition of Mechanical Engineering
Scope of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Profession
Mechanical Engineering Education
Offshoots of Mechanical Engineering
Production Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechatronics
Relation of Mechanical Engineering with Other Engineering Disciplines
Changes in Mechanical Engineering Education Through AgesLandmark Revolutionary Inventions in Mechanical EngineeringInvention of Wheel
Mechanics of Wheel Motion
Uses of Wheel in Mechanical Engineering
Invention of Tools
Tools of Early Age
Types of Tools
Ship A Brief Introduction to Boats and Ships
A Historical Note on Boats and Ships
Windmills
Archimedes’ Screw
Steam Engine
Railways
Internal Combustion Engine
Aircraft, Rockets, and Satellites
CNC Machines
Wootz Steel
Rapid Prototyping
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
Mechatronic ProductsHistory of MechanicsPeriod of Aristotle
Period of Archimedes
Hero of Alexandria
Period After Hero and Before Galileo
Period of Galileo
Period of Newton
Classical Mechanics After Newton
Relativistic and Quantum MechanicsHistory of Thermodynamics and Heat TransferDevelopments in Thermal Science Before the Period of Sadi Carnot
Father of Thermodynamics: Sadi Carnot (1796–1832)
Carnot Cycle
Salient Topics of Thermodynamics
The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Third Law of Thermodynamics
The Zeroth Law.
Various Thermodynamic Cycles
Further Developments: Transformation to Quantitative Science
A Note on Energy and Exergy
Key Developments in Heat TransferManufacturing Through AgesMachining
Evolution of Machine Tools and Cutting Tools
Research in Metal Cutting
Forming
Evolution of Metal-Forming Processes
Theoretical Studies on Metal-Forming Processes
Casting
Joining
Powder Metallurgy
Heat Treatment and Coating
Advanced Manufacturing
Micro- and Nanomanufacturing
Robotics in Manufacturing
3D PrintingEmergence of Production and Industrial EngineeringA Brief History of Production and Industrial Engineering
Attempts to Improve Quality and Productivity in the Last 100 Years
The Course Structure of Production and Industrial Engineering Discipline
The New Frontiers
ConclusionsHistory of MechatronicsA Brief History of Electrical Engineering
A Brief History of Electronics and Computer Engineering
Emergence of Mechatronics as a Separate Discipline
Current Developments
ConclusionsFuture of Mechanical EngineeringFuture Directions in Mechanical Engineering
Challenges Ahead
Conclusions