This volume contains a selection of papers whose content have been presented at the International conferences CIPHI on Cultural Heritage and History of Engineering at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands; Spain; in recent years.The conference series is aimed at bringing together researchers; scholars and students from a broad range of disciplines referring to the History of Engineering and Cultural Heritage; in a unique multidisciplinary forum to stimulate collaboration among historians; architects; restaurateurs; and engineers. These papers illustrate; by treating specific emblematic topics and problems; technical developments in the historical evolution of engineering concerning cultural heritage. Thus; emphasis is given to a discussion of matters of cultural heritage with engineering history by reporting authors’ experiences and views. Topics treated include: reutilization of industrial heritage: the unique example of the Royal Segovia Mint in Spain; the image of factories; Pedro Juan De Lastanosa and “the twenty-one books of devices and machines of Juaneloâ€; the historical development of paper-mills and their machines in South Latium during 19th century; a virtual reconstruction of a wave-powered flour mill from 1801; 3D modelling and animation study of the industrial heritage wonders; a new model of the hydraulic machine known as “el artificio de Juaneloâ€; and the mystery of one Havana portrait; on the first steam machine in Cuba.This work has been made possible thanks to the invited authors who have enthusiastically shared this initiative and who have spent time and effort in preparing the papers in much more detail that in the conference presentations.
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Review
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful. Nothing regrettable about purchasing this excellent bookBy HermgermA beautifully produced book filled with vintage material about superheroes who were destined to fail. After reading it I checked out the authors blog; and I must admit - Jon Morris is a pretty funny guy. However; this book is only 90% humor. Theres a lot of relevance here as well; and every article on each of the poor unfortunate characters Jon showcases has been meticulously researched. Hence; the end result is a product filled with useful facts that can be read either encyclopedia style by selecting individual entries; or by adopting a more story-centric approach by starting from the Golden Age and working upwards through The Silver Age and into the Modern. Each heros biography paints a complete picture of his/her history and a short analysis of why he/she may be deemed regrettable. The main character art of each entry is stunning; but the real highlight for me was the short one-page strips accompanying each superheroes well-written history. The overall look and feel of the book exudes charm and is a true pleasure to read. Most of the weirdest and zaniest creations spotlighted came from The Golden Age; but there are a fair number of entries from other eras too. My favorite Golden Age mishaps featured within are; among others; Stardust the Super Wizard; Speed Centaur; Kangaroo Man; The Puppeteer; Fantomah; Bozo the Robot and Doctor Hormone. Oh; and how could I forget Invisible Scarlet ONeil; the very first invisible superheroine? The Silver Age is also ripe for the picking; with entries like BWana Beast (Love him!) and the classic Legion of Super-Pets. For the Modern Age I need only utter a single name: Thunderbunny! But the list goes on and on; and each page is as entertaining as the next. A worthy read; and a bang-for-your-buck purchase indeed.13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Completely unique and entertainingBy MARK YERGERCompletely unique and entertaining. Firstly the book is beautifully produced with cleanly printed and fully rendered pages and reproductions of the original comics. Along with Jon Morris well researched and at times laugh out loud funny analysis; makes this a great addition for collectors or casual comics fans. Much of the book is dedicated to the emerging golden age of comics; where we are introduced to the likes of "Bozo the Ironman" and "Captain Tootsie." The profiles range from the utterly ridiculous; "Dr. Hormone" to the poorly conceived rip offs; "Nature Boy" to the what might have been had the sold more copies; "Captain Science." Morris notes that the downfall of many of these was economic and not always the pure silliness of the product. Honestly; some beloved legendary characters such as Dr. Strange; Silver Surfer; and Plastic Man easily could have wound up in this book had the been scraped by their publishers. Great Book overall!!9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. One Hit and No Hit Superheroes of Comic Book HistoryBy Craig A. SAUNDERSA light hearted trip through comic book history of the duds; flops and never ready for prime time superheroes; as you travel through this book one is struck of what were the creators of this superheroes were thinking of while drawing their creations.; Each regrettable is allotted one to two pages of a panel of the comic books and some of the history and backstory of each character. I chuckled over and over while ready this book- get this book you will not be disappointed. .A great campanion book would be regrettable villians of comic book history.