A history of technology
by Charles Singer · first published 1954
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Charles Singer's A History of Technology is an interesting read for similar concepts. Published 1954-58. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Singer https://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-technology/oclc/22...
on “Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010)” ↗If we're starting over: Vol. 1 of Charles Singer's History of Technology, http://www.amazon.com/History-Technology-Volume-Ancient-Empi... covers the period up to 500 BC.
on “What Books Could Be Used to Rebuild Civilization?” ↗…pointers, it looks like he wrote five "nongenre" novels, http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?18 . I was looking at his time-travel collection, Years in the Making. Separately, Charles Singer edited a 1950's History of Technology encyclopedia which is well respected: http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2013/07/28/the-history-of-th... and http://www.amazon.com/review/RG20DEV8YLX39/ref=cm_cr_rdp_per...
on “Book review: The Ancient Engineers (2005)” ↗