19th Century British History - Victorian Era (1837-1901), Technology - General & Miscellaneous, History of Science, Great Britain - Economic History
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Overview
Many of the leading figures of the Industrial Revolution appear in these pages, with new and revealing insights into their achievements. Based on wide-ranging and original research, this book provides a major reinterpretation of the Industrial Revolution.The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain is often depicted as a triumph of empiricism, of illiterate practical craftsmen without scientific training. This traditional view has been seriously challenged by the "fresh and important researches" of A.E. Musson and Eric Robinson, as Professor David S. Landes observed in the Cambridge Economic History of Europe.
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An excellent reinterpretation of the Industrial Revolution of considerable value to the historian of science and technology.Booknews
Concentrating on the Industrial Revolution as experienced in Great Britain (and, within that sphere, mainly on the early development of the engineering and chemical industries), the authors develop the thesis that the interaction between theorists and men of practical affairs was much closer, more complex and more consequential than some historians of science have held it to be. Deeply researched, gracefully argued and fully documented. First published in 1969, and established now as a "classic" in the field, the present edition has a new foreword by Margaret C. Jacob. (NW) Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 1, 1969
Publisher
Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
Pages
534
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9782881243820