Watts' Perfect Engine
Watts' Perfect Engine
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James Watt has become a symbol of noble heroism, taking his place as a Great Briton. Ben Marsden here recounts a fascinating story of scientific and social upheaval in an age of radical change.
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Watts' Perfect Engine by Ben Marsden
We all know the story. A young James Watt gazed up at a simmering kettle, then grew up and replaced the rattling lid with a piston, heralding the age of steam. But how much of this familiar legend is true? Ben Marsden's entertaining and informative book provides the answer, which as you might guess is: not a lot. Scotland on Sunday James Watt is synonymous with the steam engine: Promethean symbol of the Industrial Revolution. But what motivated Watt to re-invent steam? And how did Watt's perfect engine become the progenitor of progress and its problems in nineteenth-century Britain?
Ben Marsden is a lecturer in cultural history at the University of Aberdeen. He read maths at Cambridge, music in London, and history of science at Kent. He normally writes about engines that fail, prefers to study engineers who teach, and sometimes wastes time comparing the connections between music and science in history. He owns three kettles but is still looking for inspiration.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781840465464 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840465468 |
| Titre | Watts' Perfect Engine |
| Auteur | Ben Marsden |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Icon Books |
| Année de publication | 2004-06-03 |
| Nombre de pages | 216 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |