The metallurgic age : the Victorian flowering of invention and industrial science / Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.
2006
T15 .S54 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
The metallurgic age : the Victorian flowering of invention and industrial science / Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr.
Author
Skrabec, Quentin R.
ISBN
0786423269 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2006.
Language
English
Description
vii, 251 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
T15 .S54 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
609.41/09034
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-246) and index.
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