US: Atlantic Books, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Weightman expertly marshals his cast of characters across continents and c enturies, forging a genuinely global history that brings the collaborative, if competitive, business of industrial innovation to life."---The New York Times Book Review In less than one hundred and fifty years, an unlikely band of scientists, s pies, entrepreneurs, and political refugees took a world made of wood and p owered by animals, wind, and water, and made it into something entirely new , forged of steel and iron, and powered by steam and fossil fuels. In The I ndustrial Revolutionaries, a sweeping, critically acclaimed history of this transformation, Gavin Weightman weaves together the dramatic stories of gi ants such as Edison, Watt, Wedgwood, and Daimler, with lesser-known or enti rely forgotten characters. Distilling complex technical achievements, outla ndish figures, and daring adventure, The Industrial Revolutionaries is a re markable, original history of a changing world. "Integrating lively biography with technological clarity, Weightman converts the Industrial Revolution into an enjoyable readable period of history."---Booklist.

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Bookseller: Infinity Books Japan (JP)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RWARE0000051915
Title: Industrial Revolutionaries
Author: Weightman, Gavin
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 174103275X
ISBN 13: 9781741032758
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Place of Publication: US
Date Published: 2008
Bookseller catalogs: History / European;

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