Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Engineering Reviews: Notes on its Origins

No. 34 (2011-01-01)
  • Hernando Vargas Caicedo
    (1)Profesor Asociado, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Departamento de Arquitectura, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. hvargas@uniandes.edu.co
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.34.3

Abstract

This short essay proposes references on the origins of engineering reviews. It considers the emergence of early scientific writings and academic bodies as well as the popular diffusion of technological knowledge. Finally, it presents elements for a time frame on the development of Colombian science and engineering journals.

Keywords: Technical literature, academy, technical treatises, engineering journals in Colombia