R. J. Forbes
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Forbes, R. J. [Robert James (Jacobus)]
sex: m; b. Apr 21, 1900 in Breda, Netherlands – d. Jan 13, 1973 in Haarlem, Netherlands; country/nation/culture: Dutch; field of study: history of science; ref.: none; contrib.: N. N.
[edit] Main Works
- Bitumen and Petroleum in Antiquity, 1935
- Bibliographia antigua. Philosophia naturalis, 1940
- Man, the Maker. A History of Technology and Engineering, 1950
- Studies in Ancient Technology, 9 vols., 1955
- A History of Science and Technology, 2 vols., 1963 [Dijksterhuis, E. J.]
- The Conquest of Nature. Technology and its Consequences, 1968
