William Armstrong - Magician of the North (Paperback)

William Armstrong was a brilliant and charismatic figure of the 19th Century - a self-made man whose achievements are now being more widely recognised. Inventor, scientist, engineer, and an early advocator of renewable energy, he built a pioneering house in Northumberland in the North East of England called Cragside, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. Armstrong's industrial powerhouse Elswick Works on the Tyne employed over 25,000 people in its heyday manufacturing hydraulic cranes, warships and armaments. He was a visionary who was loved, and hated, and feared in equal measure. While he brought great fame and fortune to his native Newcastle upon Tyne, and to his country as a whole, he was condemned in some quarters as 'a merchant of death' for his manufacturing of weapons of war.

General

Imprint:	McNidder & Grace
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Henrietta Heald
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	385
ISBN-13:	978-0-85716-042-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-85716-042-7
Barcode:	9780857160423

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!