James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography

James Nasmyth

ISBN 10: 3955079465 / ISBN 13: 9783955079468

Published by DOGMA Verlag Jan 2013, 2013

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Neuware -Civilisation began with tools; and every step in advance has been accomplished through their improvement. James Nasmyth's goal had always been to optimise those tools by applying common sense to the use of materials, which became the core principle of his very own definition of engineering. Reprint of the autobiography originally published in 1885.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 376 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
• Publisher: DOGMA Verlag Jan 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3955079465
• ISBN 13: 9783955079468
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 26D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 544 grams

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Synopsis

Civilisation began with tools; and every step in advance has been accomplished through their improvement. James Nasmyth's goal had always been to optimise those tools by applying common sense to the use of materials, which became the core principle of his very own definition of engineering. Reprint of the autobiography originally published in 1885.

Book Description

The autobiography of one of the last pioneers of the machine tool industry and an amateur astronomer, James Nasmyth, who was most famous for his invention of both the steam hammer and the hydraulic press, instruments still used in engineering today. A list of all his inventions is also given.