David Philip Miller

Broschiertes Buch

The Life and Legend of James Watt

Collaboration, Natural Philosophy, and the Improvement of the Steam Engine

Beschreibung

Offers a deeper understanding of the work and character of the great eighteenth-century engineer. Stripping away layers of legend built over generations, David Philip Miller finds behind the heroic engineer a conflicted man often diffident about his achievements but also ruthless in protecting his inventions and ideas.

Autor

David Philip Miller is emeritus professor of history of science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and a member of the International Academy of the History of Science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780822966111
• ISBN-10: 0822966115
• Artikelnr.: 56923008