All the Modern Conveniences by Maureen Ogle
She examines advancements in water-supply and waste-management technology, the architectural considerations these amenities entailed, and the scientific approach to sanitation that began to emerge by century's end.-
What Engineers Know and How They Know It
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The Draining of the Fens
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Water Technology in the Middle Ages
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Steam Laundries
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Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe
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Leonardo to the Internet
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The Tablet Computer
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The Machine in the Nursery
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To the Digital Age
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The Business of Speed
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Engineering War and Peace in Modern Japan, 1868–1964
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Inventing the Cotton Gin
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American Iron, 1607-1900
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The Telegraph in America, 1832–1920
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Transforming Computer Technology
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The Course of Industrial Decline
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Midnight Ride, Industrial Dawn
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Civil War Ironclads
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Alexanderson
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Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865–1945
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Edison and the Business of Innovation
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Engineering Victory
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Black Inventors in the Age of Segregation
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Faxed
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Elmer Sperry
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High Performance
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The Technology of Orgasm
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Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922
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Air-Conditioning America
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A Nation of Steel
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The Business of Civil War
"An essential perspective on the modern world.. The text offers an abundance of detailed information on the development of tubs, showers, toilets, and sinks... Goes well beyond any provious account in delineating how fresh and waste water systems had an impact on domestic life in the mid-nineteenth century. American Studies International
Maureen Ogle is former assistant professor of history at the University of South Alabama.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801863707 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801863708 |
| Title | All the Modern Conveniences |
| Author | Maureen Ogle |
| Series | Johns Hopkins Studies In The History Of Technology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 2000-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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