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William Whewell (1794-1866), Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859) and Charles Babbage (1792-1871) (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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William Whewell (1794-1866), Dionysius Lardner (1793-1859) and Charles Babbage (1792-1871) (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Series: Pioneers in Economics series
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The importance of Whewell, Lardner and Babbage to the history of
economic thought is as dependent upon the retrospective reading of
their work as it is upon their contemporary significance. However,
their individual reactions to the industrial and technological
revolutions of the early nineteenth century are also of particular
interest to us.William Whewell was known in his own times as a
historian and philosopher of science, however, more recently he has
been hailed as one of the founders of British mathematical
economics. Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and
Astronomy at University College, London, was both an early railway
economist and a precursor of modern theories of profit
maximalization. Charles Babbage may legitimately be regarded as the
father of the modern computer, yet his most popular book, On the
Economics of Machinery and Manufacturers (1832), was an
unprecedented study of what we would now call operational research
and had a significant effect upon both John Stuart Mill and Karl
Marx. These were the 'also ran' but they are no less important than
the forerunners for understanding the development of economic
thought in the first half of the nineteenth century.
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Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Pioneers in Economics series |
Release date: |
1991 |
Authors: |
Mark Blaug
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Dimensions: |
244 x 169 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
illustrated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85278-481-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
Economic theory & philosophy
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LSN: |
1-85278-481-4 |
Barcode: |
9781852784812 |
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