Great Engineers

L.T.C. Rolt

Published by G. Bell & Sons, Ltd.

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THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Great Engineers tells the story of the Industrial Revolution in England â?? by far the most significant revolution the world has ever known â?? through the lives of ten men. The author has avoided some famous engineers of whom there are already enough short biographies. Instead he has chosen some of the great but less well-known men whose work notably influenced the course of engineering history and presents a wide diversity of activity. The first of the ten characters, Abraham Darby, was born in 1678 and the last, Frederick Lanchester, died in 1946. What world-shaking changes have taken place between Darbyâ??s fundamental discovery of the ar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Engineers
• Publisher: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd.
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good