by Vittorio Marchis · ISBN 9788842044178
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«Storia delle macchine» is the historical essay by Vittorio Marchis, published by Laterza in 1994 (362 pages, in Italian).
It covers three millennia of technological culture: from the plough and the steam engine to mills, clocks, machine tools, the conquest of space and computing. The work addresses the relations between technology and imagination, territorial and energy scenarios, and the people and institutions that have shaped the history of machines.
The work belongs to the Grandi opere collection and includes bibliographic references (pages 277-346) and indexes.
Suitable for readers interested in the history of technology, the evolution of machines and their cultural dimension.
