Columbia University Press, Date: 2004-02-11. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2004. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131720 9780231131728 [US]

ISBN10: 0231131720, ISBN13: 9780231131728, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. As the inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine-that Promethean symbol of technological innovation and industrial progress-James 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. As one of the greatest technological developments in human history, the steam engine was a major progenitor of the Industrial Revolution, but it was also symptomatic of its many problems. Armed with a patent on the separate-condenser principle and many influential political connections, Watt and his business partner Matthew Boulton fought to maintain a twenty-five-year monopoly on steam power that stifled innovation and ruthlessly crushed competition. After tinkering with boiling kettles and struggling with leaky cylinders for years without success, Watt would eventually amass a fortune and hold sway over an industry. But, as Ben Marsden shows, he owed his astonishing rise as much to espionage and political maneuvering as to his own creativity and determination. This is a tale of science and technology in tandem, of factory show-spaces and international ...
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New York Columbia University Press 2004 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 224 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Revolutions in Science.

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New York: Columbia University Press, Date: 2002. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. Second printing of 2002. Previous owner's name and bookplate else As New in all respects. "Crystal clear on technical points, Marsden is archly amusing in discussing how reputations are made." Gilbert Taylor--Booklist Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!  2002. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231131720 9780231131728 [US]

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