Born in London, after secondary school Hill served in the British army, in the Royal Engineers from 1941 to 1946. Two years he served in the Eighth Army in North Africa until he was wounded in action in Italy. Back in England he studied Engineering at the London University, obtaining his engineering degree in 1949. In 1964 he obtained his M.Litt in Islamic History at the University of Durham, and in 1970 his PhD from the University of London.[1]
Late 1940s Hill started his career working for the Iraq Petroleum Company in Lebanon, Syria and Qatar. Back in England he worked for several petrochemical companies until his retirement in 1984.[1]
Diagram of a hydro-powered perpetual flute from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Ismail al-Jazari, 1206.
Hill, Donald Routledge (1984). A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times, London: Croom Helm & La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1984. ISBN0-87548-422-0.
al-Hassan, Ahmad Y., & Hill, Donald R. (1986). Islamic technology: An illustrated history, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press/UNESCO. ISBN0-521-26333-6.
Hill, Donald Routledge (1976). On The Construction of Water-Clocks — Kitab Arshimidas Fi'amal Al-Binkamat, London: Turner & Devereux Occasional Paper No. 4.
Ibn Ismail Ibn al-Razzaz Al-Jazari & Hill, Donald Routledge (ed. & transl.) (1988), The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices: Kitáb fí ma'rifat al-hiyal al-handasiyya, Islamabad: Pakistan Hijara Council. ISBN969-8016-25-2.
Banū Mūsā & Hill, Donald Routledge (ed. & transl.) (1989), The Book of Ingenious Devices , Islamabad: Pakistan Hijara Council.
Articles, a selection
Hill, Donald R (1993). Science and Technology in Ninth Century Baghdad, in Science in Western and Eastern Civilization in Carolongian Times, ed. P. L. Bouzer and D. Lohrmann; Birkhäuser; Boston. ISBN0-8176-2863-0
References
^ abcdD. A. King, “In Memoriam: Donald Routledge Hill (1922-1994)”, Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, Volume 5 / Issue 02 / September 1995, pp 297-302
donald, hill, other, uses, disambiguation, donald, routledge, hill, august, 1922, 1994, british, engineer, historian, science, technology, best, known, translation, book, knowledge, ingenious, mechanical, devices, muslim, engineer, ismail, jazari, contents, li. For other uses see Donald Hill disambiguation Donald Routledge Hill 6 August 1922 30 May 1994 1 was a British engineer and historian of science and technology best known for his translation of The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices of the Muslim engineer Ismail al Jazari 1 2 Contents 1 Life and work 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksLife and work EditBorn in London after secondary school Hill served in the British army in the Royal Engineers from 1941 to 1946 Two years he served in the Eighth Army in North Africa until he was wounded in action in Italy Back in England he studied Engineering at the London University obtaining his engineering degree in 1949 In 1964 he obtained his M Litt in Islamic History at the University of Durham and in 1970 his PhD from the University of London 1 Late 1940s Hill started his career working for the Iraq Petroleum Company in Lebanon Syria and Qatar Back in England he worked for several petrochemical companies until his retirement in 1984 1 Diagram of a hydro powered perpetual flute from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Ismail al Jazari 1206 Alongside more general works on the history of technology Hill wrote works on the history of science and technology in the medieval Islamic world and translated The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices of Ismail al Jazari Selected publications EditBooksHill Donald Routledge 1984 A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times London Croom Helm amp La Salle Illinois Open Court 1984 ISBN 0 87548 422 0 al Hassan Ahmad Y amp Hill Donald R 1986 Islamic technology An illustrated history Cambridge Cambridge University Press UNESCO ISBN 0 521 26333 6 Hill Donald 1993 Islamic Science and Engineering Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press ISBN 9780748604579 Hill Donald Routledge 1976 On The Construction of Water Clocks Kitab Arshimidas Fi amal Al Binkamat London Turner amp Devereux Occasional Paper No 4 Ibn Ismail Ibn al Razzaz Al Jazari amp Hill Donald Routledge ed amp transl 1988 The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices Kitab fi ma rifat al hiyal al handasiyya Islamabad Pakistan Hijara Council ISBN 969 8016 25 2 Banu Musa amp Hill Donald Routledge ed amp transl 1989 The Book of Ingenious Devices Islamabad Pakistan Hijara Council Articles a selectionHill Donald R 1993 Science and Technology in Ninth Century Baghdad in Science in Western and Eastern Civilization in Carolongian Times ed P L Bouzer and D Lohrmann Birkhauser Boston ISBN 0 8176 2863 0References Edit a b c d D A King In Memoriam Donald Routledge Hill 1922 1994 Arabic Sciences and Philosophy Volume 5 Issue 02 September 1995 pp 297 302 Hill Donald 1993 External links Edit Quotations related to Donald Hill at Wikiquote Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Hill amp oldid 1106036695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
