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Editorial
This issue opens with a piece by David Rotenstein on the telecommunications industry of the 1940s and the new technology of microwave networks. Western Union was a pioneer in this development and has left an important physical and documentary record of its efforts. Rotenstein has published on this material in SIAN and elsewhere, working with HAER and other entities to document and protect the remains of the technological evolution of telecommunications.
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David Guise explores the evolution of the Warren Truss bridge type in America. Starting in Europe, the use of triangular forms saw a number of variations in the last half of the 19th century, tagged with a variety of names. Guise does an excellent job of enumerating and displaying the varieties and their development through time, using patent drawings and photographs to illustrate his thesis.
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The final piece in this issue is a review article by Betsy Fahlman, a two-time member of the SIA Board of Directors and regular contributor on the theme of IA in art. Fahlman's focus in this piece is an extensive review of 11 books published between 2003 and 2006 that deal with various aspects of the theme of art and industry. The subject books cover a wide range of topics, regions, and time periods: from painting to photography, factories and landscapes to portraits, Victorian Britain to Southwestern Pennsylvania, and bridges to railroads. Fahlman's coverage of this rich collection will send you to the library, if not the online bookstore, as she offers tempting glimpses of the contents.
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| Terry Reynolds provides short reviews of four titles in Short Takes, and reviews of 13 more, written by a number of SIA members.
Patrick E. Martin
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