ISBN:
9780333772782
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (364 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Engineering Empires : Technology, Science and Culture, 1760-1911
DDC:
306.4/6/094109034
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction: Technology, Science and Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century; 1 'Objects of national importance': Exploration, Mapping and Measurement; 2 Power and Wealth: Reputations and Rivalries in Steam Culture; 3 Belief in Steamers: Making Trustworthy the Iron Steamship; 4 Building Railway Empires: Promises in Space and Time; 5 'The most gigantic electrical experiment': The Trials of Telegraphy; Conclusion: Cultures of Technological Expertise; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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