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A History of the Work Concept : From Physics to Economics

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Penilaian

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This book traces the history of the concept of work from its earliest stages and shows that its further formalization leads to equilibrium principle and to the principle of virtual works, and so pointing the way ahead for future research and applications.

The idea that something remains constant in a machine operation is very old and has been expressed by many mathematicians and philosophers such as, for instance, Aristotle. Thus, a concept of energy developed. Another important idea in machine operation is Archimedes' lever principle.

In modern times the concept of work is analyzed in the context of applied mechanics mainly in Lazare Carnot mechanics and the mechanics of the new generation of polytechnical engineers like Navier, Coriolis and Poncelet. In this context the word "work" is finally adopted. These engineers are also responsible for the incorporation of the concept of work into the discipline of economics when they endeavoured to combine the study of the work of machines and men together.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
1408000497	EB0001596	620.1009 Oli a	Central Library (OPAC)	Available

Detail Information

Series Title

History of Mechanism and Machine Science

Call Number

620.1009 Oli a

Publisher

Dordrecht : Springer Dordrecht., 2013

Collation

xxiii, 239p.: Ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-94-007-7705-7

Classification

620.1009

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Mechanics

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RIZAL

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