History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

<p>It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks Romans Byzantines and Arabs without knowing something of their technology. Rome for example made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a millenium. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval engineering. This book systematically describes what is known about the evolution of irrigation works dams bridges roads building construction water and wind power automata and clocks with references to the social geographical and intellectual context.</p>