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The Industrial Revolutionaries
Gavin Weightman
其他書名
The Making of the Modern World 1776-1914
出版Grove Press, 2010-05-25
主題Biography & Autobiography / BusinessBusiness & Economics / Industries / GeneralHistory / WorldHistory / Modern / GeneralHistory / Modern / 19th Century
ISBN08021448459780802144843
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zvRmmAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Gavin Weightman's sweeping history of the industrial revolution shows how, in less than one hundred and fifty years, an unlikely band of scientists, spies, entrepreneurs, and political refugees took a world made of wood and powered by animals, wind, and water, and made it into something entirely new, forged of steel and iron, and powered by steam and fossil fuels. Weightman weaves together the dramatic stories of giants such as Edison, Watt, Wedgwood, and Daimler, with lesser-known or entirely forgotten characters, including a group of Japanese samurai who risked their lives to learn the secrets of the West, and John "Iron Mad" Wilkinson, who didn't let war between England and France stop him from plumbing Paris. Distilling complex technical achievements, outlandish figures, and daring adventures into an accessible narrative that spans the globe as industrialism spreads, The Industrial Revolutionaries is a remarkable work of original, engaging history.