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Book Five Thousand Years of Glass

Download or read book Five Thousand Years of Glass written by Hugh Tait and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete history of glass from its origins 5000 years ago to mechanized processes for its production in the twentieth century.

Book 5 000 Years of Glass

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  • Author : Hugh Tait
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 9780714150956
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book 5 000 Years of Glass written by Hugh Tait and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Glass House Boys of Pittsburgh

Download or read book The Glass House Boys of Pittsburgh written by James L. Flannery and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2009-10-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent (and younger) males for their manufacturing process. These "glass house boys" worked both day and night, as plants ran around the clock to meet production demands and remain price competitive with their newly-automated rivals. Boys performed menial tasks, received low wages, and had little to say on their own behalf. By the turn of the century, most states had enacted laws banning children from working at night, and coupled with compulsory education requirements, had greatly reduced the use of children in industry. In western Pennsylvania, however, child labor was deeply entrenched, and Pennsylvania lawmakers lagged far behind the rest of the nation. In The Glass House Boys of Pittsburgh, James L. Flannery presents an original and compelling examination of legislative clashes over the singular issue of the glass house boys. He reveals the many societal, economic, and political factors at work that allowed for the perpetuation of child labor in this industry and region. Through extensive research in Pennsylvania state legislature archives, National Child Labor Committee reports, and union and industry journals, Flannery uncovers a complex web of collusion between union representatives, industrialists, and legislators that kept child labor reform at bay. Despite national pressure, a concerted effort by reformers, and changes to education laws, the slow defeat of the "glass house exception" in 1915 came about primarily because of technological advances in the glass bottle industry that limited the need for child labor.

Book Glass

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  • Author : Alan Macfarlane
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2002-10
  • ISBN : 9780226500287
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Glass written by Alan Macfarlane and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefit of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be steered by what stars navigators could see through the naked eye. In Glass: A World History, Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin tell the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Starting ten thousand years ago with its invention in the Near East, Macfarlane and Martin trace the history of glass and its uses from the ancient civilizations of India, China, and Rome through western Europe during the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution, and finally up to the present day. The authors argue that glass played a key role not just in transforming humanity's relationship with the natural world, but also in the divergent courses of Eastern and Western civilizations. While all the societies that used glass first focused on its beauty in jewelry and other ornaments, and some later made it into bottles and other containers, only western Europeans further developed the use of glass for precise optics, mirrors, and windows. These technological innovations in glass, in turn, provided the foundations for European domination of the world in the several centuries following the Scientific Revolution. Clear, compelling, and quite provocative, Glass is an amazing biography of an equally amazing subject, a subject that has been central to every aspect of human history, from art and science to technology and medicine.

Book Popular Science Monthly and World Advance

Download or read book Popular Science Monthly and World Advance written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses

Download or read book Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses written by Arun K. Varshneya and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses, Third Edition, is a comprehensive reference on the field of glass science and engineering that covers numerous, significant advances. This new edition includes the most recent advances in glass physics and chemistry, also discussing groundbreaking applications of glassy materials. It is suitable for upper level glass science courses and professional glass scientists and engineers at industrial and government labs. Fundamental concepts, chapter-ending problem sets, an emphasis on key ideas, and timely notes on suggested readings are all included. The book provides the breadth required of a comprehensive reference, offering coverage of the composition, structure and properties of inorganic glasses. - Clearly develops fundamental concepts and the basics of glass science and glass chemistry - Provides a comprehensive discussion of the composition, structure and properties of inorganic glasses - Features a discussion of the emerging applications of glass, including applications in energy, environment, pharmaceuticals, and more - Concludes chapters with problem sets and suggested readings to facilitate self-study

Book Clearly Inspired

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  • Author : Karen S. Chambers
  • Publisher : Pomegranate
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780764909320
  • Pages : 146 pages

Download or read book Clearly Inspired written by Karen S. Chambers and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 1999 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For five thousand years, artisans have worked in glass to create forms that serve and delight. But only recently have artists turned their hands and minds to this traditionally utilitarian and decorative material. Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins contrasts the work of contemporary glass artists with examples of earlier glass that have inspired them to rediscover or reinvent forgotten techniques. Transforming an ancient craft into a contemporary art, they honor the past while making visual statements that are very much of our time.

Book Adult Catalog  Subjects

Download or read book Adult Catalog Subjects written by Los Angeles County Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Chemistry Leaflet

Download or read book The Chemistry Leaflet written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art  New York

Download or read book Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Author title Catalog

Download or read book Author title Catalog written by University of California, Berkeley. Library and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Popular Science Monthly

Download or read book Popular Science Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library Catalog

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  • Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1960
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 958 pages

Download or read book Library Catalog written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book We Came Here to Shine

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  • Author : Susie Orman Schnall
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
  • Release : 2020-06-16
  • ISBN : 1250169798
  • Pages : 303 pages

Download or read book We Came Here to Shine written by Susie Orman Schnall and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “remarkable novel,” two young women face towering adversity amid the historic spectacle of the 1939 New York World’s Fair (Lynda Cohen Loigman, author of The Two-Family House). Vivi Holden is closer than ever to becoming a lead Hollywood actress—until an unfair turn of events sends her back to New York. Desperate for a chance to return to L.A., she sets out to perform at the upcoming World’s Fair. It won’t be easy, but her summer in New York will help her finally find her own way, on her own terms . . . Maxine Roth dreams of becoming a serious journalist at the iconic New York Times. But instead, she’s landed a post at the pop-up publication dedicated to covering the World’s Fair. Once again, she finds her big ideas are continually overlooked by her male counterparts. But she’s worked far too hard to sit on the sidelines. When Max and Vivi’s worlds collide, they forge an enduring friendship. One that shows them to be the daring, bold women they are. In the most meaningful summer of their lives, they will learn to never stop holding on to what matters most.

Book Proceedings of the Annual Conventions

Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Conventions written by Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Inside the Earth

Download or read book Inside the Earth written by Alan Davis and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Legislative Journal

Download or read book The Legislative Journal written by Pennsylvania. General Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes extraordinary and special sesions as well as appendices consisting of reports of various State officials or agencies.