A Brief History of the Age of Steam (Paperback)

In 1710 an obscure Devon ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented a machine with a pump driven by coal, used to extract water from mines. Over the next two hundred years the steam engine would be at the heart of the industrial revolution that changed the fortunes of nations. Passionately written and insightful, A Brief History of the Age of Steam reveals not just the lives of the great inventors such as Watts, Stephenson and Brunel, but also tells a narrative that reaches from the US to the expansion of China, India and South America. Crump shows how the steam engine changed the world.

General

Imprint:	Robinson Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Brief Histories
Release date:	September 2007
Authors:	Thomas Crump
Dimensions:	132 x 199 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-84529-553-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > Engines & power transmission > Steam engines Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history
LSN:	1-84529-553-6
Barcode:	9781845295530

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