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The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity |
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A detailed examination of how fire and furnaces were used in antiquity; from the hardening of clay to the smelting of iron ore to produce iron and steel.
The technological achievements that make contemporary society possible are the result of some ten thousand years of development of the intentional use of fire, yet there is surprisingly little information on the practice and importance of pyrotechnology. J.E. Rehder, an engineer with fifty years of experience in industrial research and pyrotechnology, offers a detailed examination of how fire and furnaces were used in antiquity - from the hardening of clay, to the smelting of iron ore, to the production of glass. The Mastery and Uses of Fire in Antiquity provides much-needed information for anyone interested in archaeology, anthropology, and pyrotechnology.
Details
244 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773530744
January 2006
Formats: Paperback, Cloth, eBook
"Rehder has succeeded in presenting complex issues of physics and chemistry in a manner that can be understood by the nonspecialist. This is an important work and there is no question that this not only represents state-of-the-art research, but also will be the only comprehensive treatment of this subject available." Michael Bisson, Department of Anthropology, McGill University
J.E. Rehder (n.d.) was a consultant of metallurgy in the United States and Canada. He published widely on metallurgy and was a senior research associate in the department of metallurgy and materials science at the University of Toronto.
