Engineering Empires A Cultural History of Technology in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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Synopsis

Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire.

Book details

Edition:
2005
Author:
B. Marsden, C. Smith
ISBN:
9780230504127
Related ISBNs:
9780333772782
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-12-08
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2005
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies, Technology