Technology's War Record: An Interpretation of the Contribution Made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, its staff, its former students and its undergraduates to the cause of the United States and the Allied powers in the Great War 1914-1919 [provenance: Henry C. Kawecki]

Verlag: War Records Committee of the Alumni Association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass, 1920

Beschreibung

ix, [1], 747 p.: frontispiece portrait of Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, illustrations, portraits; 27 cm. Contemporary full burgundy morocco with five spine compartments. Gilt-stamped spine title and cover title; gilt-stamped cover decoration. All page edges gilt. Pale grey marbled endpapers. Foreword signed: John H. Ruckman, editor. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: H.C. Kawecki. This was most likely Henry C. Kawecki (1912-1973) who graduated from M.I.T. in 1934 in electrochemical engineering. He established Kawecki Chemical Co. (later KB Alloys) and held several patents. Contents: The Work of Technology as an Institution -- War Activities Associated with the Institute -- The Roll of Honor -- Decorations and Citations -- Our Men on the Western Front -- Our Men in the Navy -- Our Men in Military Service in the United States -- Our Men in the Militarized Societies and Other Auxiliaries -- Our Men in Civilian Government Service -- Other Civilian Service -- Register of Military Records -- Register of Civilian Records. This was issued in both a cloth and a leather binding; this is the less common leather binding. In Very Good Condition: corners and ends of spine rubbed; a few finger prints in the margins; otherwise clean and bright. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002883

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Technology's War Record: An Interpretation ...

Verlag: War Records Committee of the Alumni Association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass

Erscheinungsdatum: 1920

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good