Ten engineers who made Britain great : the men behind the industrial revolution
Burton, Anthony, 1934-2023
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Samuel Smiles published his 'Lives of the Engineers' in 1862, presenting engineers as heroic characters, conquering nature and often overcoming impossible problems on their way to success. He also invented much of it, so while an interesting historical document, it must be taken with a pinch of salt. Anthony Burton has turned his attention to a new book collating the lives of the great engineers of the 18th and 19th centuries, the extraordinary men who made the industrial revolution possible. This study investigates the common themes that run between each man's story, and how they learned from one another, truly standing on the shoulders of giants.
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Author:
Burton, Anthony, 1934-, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781803991122 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2617138
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