The metallurgic age : the Victorian flowering of invention and industrial science /

"In many ways the mind of the Victorian age was absorbed by invention and innovation. A passion for technology and learning resulted in a period not only of discovery but of practical application of the sciences. This volume examines this age of invention and the evolution of fields such as met...

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Main Author: Skrabec, Quentin R.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2006]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"In many ways the mind of the Victorian age was absorbed by invention and innovation. A passion for technology and learning resulted in a period not only of discovery but of practical application of the sciences. This volume examines this age of invention and the evolution of fields such as metallurgy, automotive engineering, aerodynamics and industrial arts"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 251 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-246) and index.
ISBN:9781476611136
1476611130