Maritime science and technology: changing our world/Морская наука и техника: меняя наш мир

Книга на английском языке
The book focuses on the engineering and scientific advances that have helped to shape our world since 18th century. Throughout its pages you will find not only the history of key maritime technological developments, but also the story of the people who made the advances possible.

Contents
Foreword
1 Towards a revolution
1760-1850
2 New marine technologies -iron and steam
3 The innovators
1850-1900
4 The metal screw steamer
5 Specialisation shrinks the world
6 Science, standards and safety
7 The impact of shipping technology on the nineteenth century world
1900-1945
8 The motorship and the oil tanker
1945-2015
9 Energy, specialisation and bigger ships
10 The container revolution
11 The decline and revival of the large passenger ship
12 The search for cleaner fuel at sea
13 Technology and the seafarer
14 Regulation and technology
15 The classification societies and the application of science and technology
16 The impact of shipping technology since 1945
17 The future
Acknowledgements
Photograph and illustration captions
Glossary and abbreviations
Works forming the basis of each chapter
Bibliography and sources
Index