Watt's Perfect Engine - Steam and the Age of Invention

James Watt is synonymous with the steam-engine, Promethean symbol of the Industrial Revolution. But what motivated him to re-invent steam? What convinced him that a simple idea - to give the steam-engine a separate condenser. A fascinating story of scientific and social upheaval in an age of radical change.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ben Marsden, Marsden Ben
• Verlag: Icon Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahren
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.11.2002
• EAN: 9781840463613
• ISBN: 978-1-84046-361-3
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Allgemeines, Lexika; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, Biography, Scotland, c 1800 to c 1900, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of engineering & technology, Mechanical Engineering, Steam engines, ANF:History, Regional History, TECHNOLOGY / History, TECHNOLOGY / Machinery, 18th Century, Engineers