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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Vol 79 – No. 1 – 2009

CONTENTS

Pg 1 – Introduction – Journals under Threat: A Joint Response from History of Science, Technology and Medicine Editors

Pg 4 – Editorial

ARTICLES

Pg 6 – The Quest for Thermodynamic Efficiency: Atkinson Cycle Machines Versus Otto Cycle Machines
E.L. Marshall

Pg 34 – The Hallen Family, Iron Platers and Frying Pan Makers
Dorian Gerhold

Pg 59 – The Contribution of Maudslay, Sons & Field to the Development of Time Balls in Australia
Roger Kinns and Lesley Abell

Pg 91 – The Characteristics of Technology
Bryan Lawton

Pg 113 – The Birth of Prestressing? Iron Bridges for Railways 1830-1850
James Sutherland

Pg 131 – Terence Cuneo: The Man and Perceptions of Technology
Peter Collins

Pg 151 – BOOK REVIEWS