Springer.-.The.Visual.Language.of.Technique.Volume.1.2015.Retail.eBook-BitBook

| The Visual Language of Technique Volume 1 | | | | Volume 1 - History and Epistemology | | | | | | DATE: 2015-04-04 SIZE: 9,74MB DISKS: 03_______4,77MB PAGES: | | | | PUBLISHER: Springer GENRE: Science | | | | AUTHOR: Cocchiarella, Luigi (Ed.) | | | | FORMAT: PDF PROTECTION: none EDITION: | | | | URL: www.springer.com/us/book/9783319053493#otherversion=9783319053509 | | | | LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 978-3-319-05350-9 | : : : : : : : The book is inspired by the first seminar in a cycle connected to the : : celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Politecnico di Milano. : : "Dealing with the Image Ivory Towers and Virtual Bridges" was the motto of : : this meeting, aiming to stimulate a discussion among engineers, designers : : and architects, all of whom are traditionally involved in the use of the : : Image as a specialized language supporting their work, their research : : activities and their educational tasks. The book will also include the : : essays of invited or interviewed authors from other disciplines, namely : : Philosophy, Mathematics and Semiotics. According to Regis Debray, in the : : present "Visual Age", which he has significantly defined as a : : "Video-Sphere", all the information tends to be processed and controlled by: : means of visual devices. This occurs especially in the various branches of : : many technical studies and activities, one of the most sensitive areas to : : the use of Visual Language in the past and even more in the present.