Ships and Shipbuilders. Pioneers of design and construction
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- Author(s) Walker, Fred M
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2010
- Pages 240pp; illus
- Publisher Seaforth
- Place Published Barnsley
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides profiles of the achievements and careers of c136 naval architects, engineers and other specialists who made significant contributions to ship design and construction, some from the 16th century but the majority from 1800. International in scope but with a preponderance of British entrants. Structured in a broad chronological sequence as follows: Part 1] 'Ship design and construction to 1800'; 'Part 2] 'Iron and steam, 1800-1850'; Part 3] 'Naval architecture comes of age, 1850-1900'; Part 4] 'The World Wars, 1900-50'; Part 5] 'A global profession, 1950-2000'