Author: Samuel Smiles
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-08-02
Total Pages: 545
ISBN-13: 1108052940
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Spanning from the Roman to Victorian period, this three-volume work (1861-2) provides detailed biographies of Britain's most notable engineers.
Author: David Beasley
Publisher: David Beasley
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0915317087
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The automobile was perfected in 1829 and ran well on English roads. Who prevented its development? Beasley takes you into the railway and banking conflicts from the 1820s to the 1890's when the automobile is developed in France as he demonstrates an economic theory of invention. “Highly recommended,” —Stoney Creek News. “It is excellent,”—Charles Bishop, author of La France et l”Automobile.
Author: Lance Day
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-11
Total Pages: 1527
ISBN-13: 1134650205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Biographical Dictionary seeks to put the world of technology in the context of those who have made the most important contribution to it. For the first time information has been gathered on the people who have made the most significant advances in technology. From ancient times to the present day, the major inventors, discoverers and entrepreneurs from around the world are profiled, and their contribution to society explained and assessed. Structure The Dictionary presents descriptive and analytical biographies of its subjects in alphabetical order for ease of reference. Each entry provides detailed information on the individual's life, work and relevance to their particular field. * in the first part of the entry, the information will include the dates and places of the subject's birth and death, together with their nationality and their field of activity * in the main body of the entry there follows an account of their principal achievements and their significance in the history of technology, along with full details of appointments and honours * finally an annotated bibliography will direct the reader to the subject's principal writings and publications and to the most important secondary works which the reader can consult for further information. Special Features: * The first work in existence to examine technologists in detail * Contains over 1,500 entries giving detailed information * Extensive cross-references enable the reader to compare subjects and build up a picture of technological advance^ * Figures drawn from fields such as Aeronautics, Telecommunications, Architecture, Photography and Textiles
Author: Dale H. Porter
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780934223508
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Dale H. Porter has combined recent research by local Cornish historians with his own investigations of nineteenth-century London politics and society to reconstruct Goldsworthy Gurney's remarkable life.