Papers, Literary, Scientific, Etc |
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Author:
| Jenkin, Fleeming |
Editor:
| Colvin, Sidney Ewing, J. A. |
Introduction by:
| Stevenson, Robert Louis |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Technology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-06803-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $55.99 |
Book Description:
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An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (1833-85) filed thirty-five British patents in his lifetime. First published in 1887, this two-volume collection includes papers on speculative and applied science, literature, political economy, and technical education. Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides a useful memoir.
An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (1833-85) filed thirty-five British patents in his lifetime. First published in 1887, this two-volume collection includes papers on speculative and applied science, literature, political economy, and technical education. Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides a useful memoir.