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The Industrial Revolutionaries: The Creators of the Modern World 1776 - 1914
Weightman
Summary
In this vivid, sweeping history of the industrial revolution, Gavin Weightman shows how, in less than one hundred and fifty years, an unlikely band of scientists, spies, entrepreneurs, and political refugees took a world made of wood, powered by animals, wind, and water, and made it into something entirely new, forged of steel and iron, and powered by steam and fossil fuels.
In this vivid, sweeping history of the industrial revolution, Gavin Weightman shows how, in less than one hundred and fifty years, an unlikely band of scientists, spies, entrepreneurs, and political refugees took a world made of wood, powered by animals, wind, and water, and made it into something entirely new, forged of steel and iron, and powered by steam and fossil fuels.
Perfect for fans of Business & Economic History, Business, Finance & Law, Biographies & Histories, Political History of Revolutions & Coups, Social & Cultural History.
Highlights
- Easy to enjoy: 444 pages · Paperback
- By Weightman
Details
- ISBN: 9781843545859
- Author: Weightman
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 444
- Language: English
- Publication date: 1 April 2008
- Condition: Used – Good
Reviews
In The Industrial Revolutionaries, Gavin Weightman charts of the spread of industrialism from Britain to Europe, North America and Japan, resurrecting many unsung pioneers from obscurity, and putting a few luminaries in their place.
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