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We all know the story. A young James Watt gazed up at a simmering kettle, then grew up and replaced the rattling lid with a piston, heralding the age of steam. But how much of this familiar legend is true? Ben Marsden's entertaining and informative book provides the answer, which as you might guess is: not a lot. Scotland on Sunday
James Watt is synonymous with the steam engine: Promethean symbol of the Industrial Revolution. But what motivated Watt to re-invent steam? And how did Watt's perfect engine become the progenitor of progress and its problems in nineteenth-century Britain?
Book Information
ISBN 9781840465464
Author Ben Marsden
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
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Weight(grams) 220g
James Watt is synonymous with the steam engine: Promethean symbol of the Industrial Revolution. But what motivated Watt to re-invent steam? And how did Watt's perfect engine become the progenitor of progress and its problems in nineteenth-century Britain?
Book Information
ISBN 9781840465464
Author Ben Marsden
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Icon Books
Publisher Icon Books
Weight(grams) 220g
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