Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology

(List is not final and is subject to change prior to publication.)

Biotechnology
Chemistry
Communications
Computers
Construction
Electronics and electrical engineering
Energy and Power
Environment
Film, Cinema, Photography
Food and Agriculture
Health and Medicine
Homes
Leisure and entertainment
Materials
Scientific research/measurement
Space
Television, radio, audio recording
Thematic overviews
Transportation
Warfare

Biotechnology
Antibacterial Chemotherapy
Artificial Insemmination and in vitro Fertilization
Biopolymers
Biotechnology
Breeding, Animal Genetic Methods
Breeding, Plant Genetic Methods
Cloning, Testing and Treatment Methods
Gene Therapy
Genetic Engineering, Methods
Genetic Engineering, Applications
Genetic Screening and Testing
Tissue Culturing
See also Food and Agriculture; Health and Medicine

Chemistry
Biopolymers
Boranes
Chemicals
Chemical Process Engineering
Chromatography
Coatings, pigments, and paints
Combinatorial chemistry
Cracking
Detergents
Dyes
Electrochemistry
Electrophoresis
Environmental Monitoring
Explosives
Feedstocks
Green Chemistry
Industrial Gases
Isotopic Analysis
Nitrogen Fixation
Oil from coal process
Radioactive Dating
Reppe Chemistry
Solvents
Synthetic resins
Synthetic rubber
Warfare, chemical
See also Materials; Scientific research/measurement

Communications
Communications
Electronic Communications
Fax Machine
Mobile (Cell) Telephones
Radio-frequency Electronics
Satellites, communications
Telecommunications
Telephony, long distance
Telephony, automatic systems
Telephony, digital

Computers
Artificial Intelligence
Computer and video games
Computer displays
Computer memory, Early
Computer memory, Personal Computers
Computer modeling
Computer networks
Computer science
Computer-aided design and manufacture
Computers, analog
Computers, early digital
Computers, hybrid
Computers, mainframe
Computers, personal
Computers, supercomputers
Computers, uses and consequences
Computer-user interface
Control technology, computer aided
Control technology, electronic signals
Error Checking and Correction
Encryption and Code Breaking
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Gyro-compass and Inertial Guidance
Information Theory
Internet
Packet Switching
Printers
Processors for Computers
Prospecting, Minerals
Radionavigation
Software application programs
Software engineering
Systems programs
World Wide Web

Construction
Bridges, Concrete
Bridges, Long Span and Suspension
Bridges, Steel
Building Acoustics
Buildings, Designs for Energy Conservation
Buildings, Prefabricated
Concrete, Reinforced
Concrete shells
Constructed world
Construction Equipment
Dams
Experimental Stress Analysis
Fire Engineering
Oil Rigs
Power Tools and Hand Held Tools
Skyscrapers
Timber engineering
Tunnels and tunneling
Vertical Transportation

Electronics and electrical engineering
Calculators, electronic
Calculators, mechanical and electromechanical
Clocks and Watches, Quartz
Control technology, electronic signals
Electric Motors
Electronic Communications
Electronics
Fax Machine
Hall Effect Devices
Infrared Detectors
Integrated Circuits, Design and Use
Integrated Circuits, Fabrication
Josephson Junction Devices
Lasers, Theory and Operation
Lasers, Applications
Lasers in Optoelectronics
Light Emitting Diodes
Lighting, Public and Private
Lighting Techniques
Mobile (Cell) Telephones
Photocopiers
Photosensitive Detectors
Quantum electronic devices
Radio-frequency Electronics
Rectifiers
Strobe flashes
Superconductivity, applications
Superconductivity, discovery
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes/Valves
Travelling wave tubes
See also Television, radio, audio recording

Energy and Power
Batteries, Primary and Secondary
Biomass Power Generation
Electrical Energy Generation and Supply, Large Scale
Electrical Power Distribution
Electricity Generation and the Environment
Fossil Fuel Power Stations
Fuel Cells
Hydroelectric Power Generation
Nuclear Reactors: Fast Breeders
Nuclear Reactors: Fusion, Early Designs
Nuclear Reactors: Fusion, Later Designs
Nuclear Reactors: Thermal, Graphite Moderated
Nuclear Reactors: Thermal, Water Moderated
Power Generation, Recycling
Solar power generation
Turbines, gas
Turbines, steam
Turbines: gas, in land vehicles
Wind Power Generation

Environment
Environmental Monitoring
Green chemistry
Satellites, environmental sensing
Technology, society and the environment
See also Energy and Power

Film, Cinema, Photography
Cameras, 35mm
Cameras, automatic
Cameras, digital
Cameras, disposable
Cameras, Polaroid
Cameras, SLR
Cameras: lens designs, wide angle, zoom
Film, Color photography
Film and Cinema: Early Sound Films
Film and Cinema: High Fidelity to Surround Sound
Film and Cinema: Sets and Techniques
Film and Cinema: Wide Screen Systems

Food and Agriculture
Activated Carbon
Agriculture and Food
Crop protection, spraying
Dairy Farming
Farming, Agricultural Methods
Farming, Growth Promotion
Farming, Mechanization
Fertilizers
Fish Farming
Food Additives and Substitutes
Food Preparation and Cooking
Food Preservation: Cooling and Freezing
Food Preservation: Freeze Drying, Irradiation, and Vacuum Packing
Food, Processed and Fast
Irrigation Systems
Nitrogen Fixation
Pesticides
Pest Control, Biological
Synthetic Foods, Mycoprotein and Hydrogenated Fats
Transport, Foodstuffs

Health and Medicine
Analgesics
Anesthetics
Angiography
Antibacterial Chemotherapy
Antibiotics, Developments through 1945
Antibiotics, Use after 1945
Audiology, Hearing Aids
Audiology, Implants and Surgery
Audiology, Testing
Blood Transfusion and Blood Products
Cancer, Chemotherapy
Cancer, Radiation Therapy
Cancer, Surgical Techniques
Cardiovascular Disease, Pharmaceutical Treatment
Cardiovascular Surgery: Pacemakers and Heart Valves
Contraception, Hormonal Methods and Surgery
Contraception, Physical and Chemical Methods
Dentistry
Diabetes Mellitus
Diagnostic Screening
Dialysis
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Fertility, Human
Health
Hearts, Artificial
Hematology
Histology
Hormone Therapy
Immunological Technology
Implants, Joints and Stents
Intensive Care and Life Support
Medicine
Neurology
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Organ Transplantation
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Psychiatry, Diagnosis and Non-drug Treatments
Psychiatry, Pharmaceutical Treatment
Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive
Tomography in Medicine
Ultrasonography in Medicine
Vitamins, Isolation and Synthesis
X-rays in Diagnostic Medicine

Homes
Air Conditioning
Buildings, Designs for Energy Conservation
Buildings, Prefabricated
Cleaning: Chemicals and Vacuum Cleaners
Dishwashers
Domestic Heating
Entertainment in the Home
Laundry Machines and Chemicals
Lighting, Public and Private
Microwave Ovens

Leisure and entertainment
Audio Recording
Audio Systems
Computer and Video Games
Loudspeakers and Earphones
Personal Stereo
Radio, Early Transmissions
Sports Science and Technology
Technology, Arts and Entertainment
Technology and Leisure
Television, various entries
See also Film, Cinema, Photography; TV, radio, audio recording

Materials
Absorbent Materials
Adhesives
Alloys, Light and Ferrous
Alloys, Magnetic
Ceramic Materials
Composite Materials
Crystals, Synthetic
Fibers, Synthetic and Semi-synthetic
Iron and Steel Manufacture
Liquid Crystals
Materials and Industrial Processes
Nanotechnology, Materials and Applications
Nuclear Fuels
Nuclear Reactor Materials
Nuclear Waste Processing and Storage
Optical Materials
Plastics, Thermoplastics
Plastics, Thermosetting
Semiconductors, compound
Semiconductors, elemental
Semiconductors, post band theory
Semiconductors, pre band theory
Semiconductors: crystal growing, purification
Superconductivity, discovery
Smart and biomimetic materials
Synthetic resins
Synthetic rubbers
Thin film materials and technology
See also Chemistry

Scientific research/measurement
Clocks, atomic
Chromatography
Cryogenics, Applications
Cryogenics, Liquefaction
Electrophoresis
Isotopic Analysis
Mass Spectrometry
Microscopy, Electron (Scanning)
Microscopy, Electron (Transmission)
Microscopy, Optical
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Particle Accelerators, Linear
Particle Accelerators: Cyclotrons, Synchrotrons, and Colliders
Radioactive Dating
Refrigeration, Absorption
Refrigeration, Mechanical
Refrigeration, Thermoelectricity
Research and Development in the 20th Century
Spectroscopy and spectrochemistry, visible and UV
Spectroscopy, Infrared
Spectroscopy, Raman
Spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence
Ultracentrifuges
X-ray Crystallography

Space
Rocket Propulsion, Liquid Propellant
Rocket Propulsion, Solid Propellant
Satellites, communications
Satellites, environmental sensing
Space
Space exploration, fly past
Space exploration, manned orbiters
Space exploration, planetary landers
Space exploration, unmanned
Space exploration: Moon, manned
Space exploration: Moon, unmanned
Space Launch Vehicles
Space Shuttle
Space stations, International Space Station
Space stations, Mir
Space stations, Skylab
Sputniks
Telescopes, computer-controlled mirrors
Telescopes, ground
Telescopes, radio
Telescopes, space

Television, radio, audio recording
Audio Recording, Compact Disc
Audio Recording, Electronic Methods
Audio Recording, Mechanical
Audio Recording, Stereophonic and Surround Sound
Audio Recording, Tape
Audio Recording, Wire
Audio Systems
Iconoscope
Loudspeakers and Earphones
Personal Stereo
Radio Receivers, Coherers and Magnetic Methods
Radio Receivers, Crystal Detectors and Receivers
Radio Receivers, Early
Radio Receivers, Valve and Transistor Circuits
Radio Transmitters, Continuous Wave
Radio Transmitters, Early
Radio, Early Transmissions
Radio: AM, FM, analog, and digital
Television recording, disc
Television recording, tape
Television, cable and satellite
Television, digital and high definition systems
Television, electro-mechanical systems
Television, Beginning Ideas (late 19th and early 20th century)
Television: color, electromechanical
Television: color, electronic
See also Film and Cinema; Leisure and Entertainment

Thematic overviews
Agriculture and Food
Biotechnology
Changing nature of work
Chemicals
Communications
Computers, uses and consequences
Constructed world
Electronics
Energy and Power
Engineering: Cultural, Methodological and Definitional Issues
Engineering: Production and Economic Growth
Gender and Technology
Globalization
Health
Materials and Industrial Processes
Medicine
Methods in the History of Technology
Military versus Civil Technologies
Organization of Technology and Science
Presentation of Technology
Research and Development in the 20th Century
Social and political determinants of technological change
Space
Technology, Arts and Entertainment
Technology and ethics
Technology and leisure
Technology, society and the environment
Telecommunications
Transport
Warfare

Transportation
Air Traffic Control Systems
Aircraft Design
Aircraft Instrumentation
Automobiles
Automobiles, Electric
Automobiles, Hybrid
Automobiles, Internal Combustion
Catamarans
Civil aircraft, jet driven
Civil aircraft, propeller driven
Civil aircraft, supersonic
Dirigibles
Fly-by-Wire Systems
Helicopters
Highways
Hovercraft, Hydrofoils, and Hydroplanes
Internal Combustion Piston Engine
Motorcycles
Rail, Diesel and Diesel Electric Locomotives
Rail, Electric Locomotives
Rail, High Speed
Rail, Steam Locomotives
Railway Mechanics
Rocket Planes
Ships: bulk carriers and tankers
Submersibles
Transport
Transport, foodstuffs
Transport, human power
Turbines: gas, in aircraft
Urban Transportation
Wright Flyers

Warfare
Aircraft Carriers
Battleships
Explosives, Commercial
Fission and Fusion Bombs
Military versus Civil Technologies
Missiles, Air to Air
Missiles, Air to Surface
Missiles, Defensive
Missiles, Long Range and Ballistic
Missiles, Long Range and Cruise
Missiles, Short Range and Guided
Missiles, Surface to Air and Anti-ballistic
Nuclear Reactors: Weapons Material
Radar aboard aircraft
Radar, defensive systems in World War II
Radar, displays
Radar, high frequency and high power
Radar, long range and early warning systems
Radar, origins to 1939
Sonar
Submarines, military
Tanks
Warfare
Warfare, Biological
Warfare, Chemical
Warfare, High Explosive Shells and Bombs
Warfare, Mines and Antipersonnel Devices
Warplanes, Bombers
Warplanes, Fighters and Fighter Bombers
Warplanes, Reconnaissance