The Metallurgy of Steel. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Volume I (all published?). (Presentation copy, inscribed by Howe to Commodore William M. Folger.)

HOWE, Henry Marion (1848-1922):

Verlag: New York: Scientific Publishing Co., 1891., 1891

Second Edition (1st ed., 1890). xvi, 392 pp, xii (ads); 232 illus.; 225 tables. Original cloth, folio. Lower corner of front cover bumped, else Very Good+. Inscribed: 'Commodore W. M. Folger,/with the author's kindest regards.' Inscribed by Folger: 'Rec'd January 8th, 1892/WMF'. 'In 1891 there appeared The Metallurgy of Steel, the great book which constituted the principal foundation of Doctor Howe's fame. Up to this time steel making was only a practice, not a science. It was a series of operations resulting in the production of a material which was not always satisfactory in quality; nor were the defects understood, nor had the use of the microscope been known generally in the making of steel. Metallography was practically a new science. Therefore, since a quarter of a century had elapsed after the appearance of Percy's classical work on iron and steel, and meanwhile there had appeared merely handbooks, including the really admirable books of Bauerman and of Ledebur and the masterly discussion of Bell in connection with the metallurgy of iron, and especially with the blast-furnace process, it seems to have been a fitting time to offer in accessible form, and more fully than these distinguished authors had, the data which made up our then present knowledge of the metallurgy of steel, and, above all, to discuss these data and seek their true teachings. This book, embodying the results of a comprehensive study of the literature on the subject, marks a new era in the history of steel metallurgy. With astonishing clearness Doctor Howe collected and collated all known facts, either in English, French, or German, in such a comprehensive and full, but concise, manner that it no longer was necessary to consult previous literature on the subject for information relating to the metallurgy of steel, although the author, in seeking to lighten the labor of others who might wish to examine the matter in greater detail, or who might wish to verify his statements, has given many references which it would profit most readers but little to examine. In the words of Dr. Rossiter W. Raymond, this 'was an amazing accumulation of reported facts tabulated, verified, and explained as far as was then practicable' ' (George K. Burgess, Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. XXI, Seventh Memoir, 1927). 'The Henry Marion Howe Medal, established in 1923 in recognition of Dr. Henry Marion Howe's many accomplishments, is the oldest of the ASM awards and medals. The Medal . . . consists of a bust of Dr. Howe with the following inscription on the obverse side: 'ASM International, awarded to the Author of the Paper of Highest Merit published in the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions.' Henry Marion Howe (1848-1922), a native of Boston, was educated at Harvard and MIT. He held executive positions with several steel mills and with copper and nickel plants served as a metallurgical consultant, and later became Professor of Metallurgy at Columbia University, which position he held until his retirement in 1913 and continued as Professor Emeritus until his death in 1922. Dr. Howe's chief contributions to the scientific world were through innovations in the science of metallography that stemmed from his great powers of observation and deduction. His ability to correlate and interpret each discovery and investigation by others and to supplement them by investigations of his own resulted in the establishment of a new science dealing with the constitution of iron and steel. Dr. Howe was elected to Honorary Membership in ASM in 1919' (ASM International Web site). For Howe, also see James B. Austin, 'Henry Marion Howe' (Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, Vol. 1, No. 7, 1795-1803). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 19893

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Titel: The Metallurgy of Steel. Second Edition, ...
Verlag: New York: Scientific Publishing Co., 1891.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1891
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Near Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Signiert: Signed by Author(s)
Auflage: 2nd Edition