A History of the Work Concept From Physics to Economics /
This book traces the history of the concept of work from its earliest stages and shows that its further formalization leads to equilibrium principle and to the principle of virtual works, and so pointing the way ahead for future research and applications. The idea that something remains constant in...
Main Author: | Oliveira, Agamenon R. E. (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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Series: | History of Mechanism and Machine Science,
24 |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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