Deals with mechanical manufacturing processes in history, examined through the machines associated with those processes. This book illustrates the historical development of machines and mechanisms from a technical point of view rather than a strictly history of science point of view.

Aims to collect contributed papers in a frame that can be a sort of dictionary of personalities in MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science). This work illustrates personalities by recognizing persons and their activity, by looking mainly at technical developments in the historical evolution of the fields that are grouped in MMS.

The aim of 'History of Machines and Mechanisms' conferences is to establish an international forum for presenting and discussing historical developments in the field of Mechanism and Machine Science (MMS). This book offers readers background information on the origin and the history of the invention of fundamental machines and mechanisms.

Contains about 30 papers, covering the range of the history of mechanical engineering, and particularly the history of MMS. This book address mainly technical aspects of historical developments of machines and mechanisms. The history of the IFToMM, the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, is also outlined.

Contains papers presented at EUCOMES 2008, the Second European Conference on Mechanism Science.

These proceedings contain papers by authors from around the world, covering the history of mechanical engineering and particularly the history of the theory of machines and mechanisms. The contributions address mainly technical aspects of historical developments.