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The Metallurgic Age - The Engine of Victorian Creativity (Paperback)
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The Metallurgic Age - The Engine of Victorian Creativity (Paperback)
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Throughout history, the use and workmanship of metal has been used
as a defining characteristic of civilization. Never was this more
important than during the Metallurgic Age which coincided with
England's Victorian Age and the Gilded Age in America. This period
of 100 years, covering essentially the 19th century, saw
unprecedented advances in a number of areas. This work explores in
depth the connection between Victorian creativity and the advance
of engineering. In many ways the entire mindset of the Victorian
age revolved around invention and innovation. This new passion for
technology and learning resulted in a period not only of discovery
but practical application of the sciences. Intense interest of
amateurs as well as professionals gave rise to numerous inventions,
many of which were arrived at simultaneously often resulting in
disagreements and patent battles. This volume examines this age of
accelerated invention and the evolution of new fields such as
metallurgy, automotive engineering, aerodynamics and industrial
arts. The author discusses the ways in which metallurgy permeated
all areas of Victorian life and affected changes - literally from
the kitchen to the battlefield. Topics include the birth of
scientific publications which provided direction for the inventors
of the day and the inspiration received from international
technological competition. Forgotten inventors, who were often lost
historically due to the Victorian need to assign a winner to any
contest, are remembered here along with the concept of the
meta-invention. The final chapter provides an overview of
inventions of the age.
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