Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age (Paperback)

In Georgian London, Henry Maudslay started an engineering works that was to become world famous, and not just for the engines it made, but also for the engineers who received their training there and went on to bigger and better things. At a time when engineering and machines were in their infancy, the designers and engineers at Maudslay's soon became famous. From Maudslay himself to Joseph Whitworth (who founded Armstrong Whitworth), David Napier (designer and builder of the first Cunard steamships), Richard Roberts (designer of power looms) and James Nasmyth (inventor of the steam hammer), the list of engineers of world repute is amazing. A fascinating study of what was the hotbed of British engineering in the early 1800s. Without these men the Industrial Revolution would not have been possible.

General

Imprint:	Npi Media Group
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	November 2002
Editors:	John Cantrell • Gillian Cookson
Authors:	Gill Cookson
Dimensions:	248 x 172mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-7524-2766-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7524-2766-0
Barcode:	9780752427669

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