Industry and Innovation - The Technological Revolution in the Lea Valley

Summary

Looks at the wealth of inventions that sprang from the Lea Valley and the growth of many major businesses in the region. Among the many colourful stories and characters are Charles Babbage, the Victorian ‘inventor of the computer’, the world-famous Gestetner copying machines, and the opening of the first Thermos manufacturing facility.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Lewis
• Publisher: Libri Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2010
• EAN: 9781907471025
• ISBN: 978-1-907471-02-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 224 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 368 g
• Series: Lea Valley; Lea Valley Series; Lea Valley
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches