Watt's Perfect Engine Steam and the Age of Invention |
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Author:
| Marsden, Ben |
Series title: | Revolutions in Science Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-13172-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2004 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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This book reveals how James Watt-inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine-became an icon fit for an age of industry and invention. Watt has become synonymous with the spirit of invention, while his last name has long been immortalized as the very measurement of power. But contrary to popular belief, Watt did not single-handedly bring about the steam revolution. His "perfect engine" was as much a product of late-nineteenth-century Britain as it was of the inventor's imagination.
This book reveals how James Watt-inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine-became an icon fit for an age of industry and invention. Watt has become synonymous with the spirit of invention, while his last name has long been immortalized as the very measurement of power. But contrary to popular belief, Watt did not single-handedly bring about the steam revolution. His "perfect engine" was as much a product of late-nineteenth-century Britain as it was of the inventor's imagination.