Pirotechnia

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Vannoccio Biringuccio, Cyril Stanley Smith, Martha Teach Gnudi

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MIT Press
15 March 1966

History

Series: Pirotechnia

Originally printed in 1540, this classic work on the field of metallurgy marked the beginning of a true technological literature.

Biringuccio's Pirotechnia is the earliest printed work to cover the whole field of metallurgy. Originally printed in Venice in 1540, this was the first book to deal with the applied metal arts and processes of ore reduction and to describe the techniques which had been in development since the bronze age.

Written by a master craftsman in a time when knowledge was kept alive by the spoken rather than the written word, this classic marked the beginning of a true technological literature, with both craftsmanship and science united by a writer's pen to form a record of an important facet of man's achievement as a stimulus to further advance. After the publication of the Pirotechnia, many followed Biringuccio's example, and as a result of this growing literature of technological practice and experimental fact, science eventually became the concern of the educated man.

By: Vannoccio Biringuccio
Edited by: Cyril Stanley Smith, Martha Teach Gnudi
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New impression
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780262520171
ISBN 10: 0262520176
Series: Pirotechnia
Pages: 477
Publication Date: 15 March 1966
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cyril Stanley Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, and author of A Search for Structure- Selected Essays on Science, Art, and History (MIT Press paperback).

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