The Prometheans - John Martin and the Generation That Stole the Future

Zusatztext '...succeeds brilliantly as a biography of a family and place. Writing of an age before rigid disciplinary boundaries! Adams illuminates the links between a generation of artistic and scientific visionaries' James Grande! Independent on Sunday. Informationen zum Autor Max Adams is the author of the widely praised Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero. An archaeologist and TV documentary writer/producer, he lives and works in Newcastle. Klappentext The story of four maverick brothers, and a thrillingly ambitious portrait of Britain in an era of technological and political revolution. Zusammenfassung The story of four maverick brothers! and a thrillingly ambitious portrait of Britain in an era of technological and political revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Max Adams, Adams Max
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.03.2010
• EAN: 9781849161732
• ISBN: 978-1-84916-173-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Inventions & inventors, Inventions and inventors, Industrialisation and industrial history