I am preparing an Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Technology, to be published
circa early 2003 by Fitzroy Dearborn publishers. It will be a one-volume
work of about 900 large-format pages, and will contain about 400 entries,
mostly on individual technologies, and objects, artefacts, and products. The
core of each of the main entries will be a technical description, within a
brief narrative, of about 1000 words plus illustrations and further reading.
There are also about 30 longer survey entries that that address broad
questions of technological systems, such as the context in which the various
technologies were developed, discussions of any controversies and schools of
thought, comparisons between different political and economics systems, and
the various ways in which different nations have attempted to make and apply
science and technology policies.
If you would like to offer to write articles for the Encyclopedia, you can
read more at the publishers web site
http://www.fitzroydearborn.com/london/tech/intro.htm which has a full list
of entries, a list of Advisers, two sample entries, and further guidelines
on entry style and content. You should send your choice of entries to the
publishers at [log in to unmask], indicating the maximum number of
entries you could write, and your order of preference, as there is bound to
be considerable duplication of choice among potential contributors and it
may not be possible able to assign you all the entries of your choice. We
hope to make the assignment of entries to contributors by mid October, but
please send your offer well before then if you would like to contribute. The
deadline for submission of articles will be 1 March 2002, and contributors
will each receive a copy of the Encyclopedia.
Yours sincerely
Colin Hempstead, Editor
Dr Colin A Hempstead
Ainsworth House
2 Uplands Road
Darlington
Co Durham, DL3 7SZ
England
+44 (0)1325 483439
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