The development of heating and ventilation into a science. The life and work of Hermann Rietschel.

Entwicklung von Heizungs- und Lüftungstechnik zur Wissenschaft. Hermann Rietschel, leben und werk.

Author(s) : USEMANN K. W.

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

This biography traces both the life of Hermann Rietschel, a pioneer in heating and ventilation, and the development of his field into a science. Rietschel's work is placed within the cultural, scientific and social context of his time. The extensive appendices include a 50-page bibliography, indices of persons and of subjects, diagrams of heating and ventilation systems through history, and photographs of historical figures, machines and documents.

Details

  • Original title: Entwicklung von Heizungs- und Lüftungstechnik zur Wissenschaft. Hermann Rietschel, leben und werk.
  • Record ID : 1994-4020
  • Languages: German
  • Publication: R. Oldenbourg - Germany/Germany
  • Publication date: 1993
  • Source: Source: 951 p. (17.7 x 24.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.