Engineering Empires A Cultural History of Technology in Nineteenth Century Britain 1st Edition by Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith 9780333772782 0230504124
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ISBN 10: 0230504124
ISBN 13: 9780333772782
Author: Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction: Technology, Science and Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century
Chapter 2. ‘Objects of National Importance’: Exploration, Mapping and Measurement
Chapter 3. Power and Wealth: Reputations and Rivalries in Steam Culture
Chapter 4. Belief in Steamers: Making Trustworthy the Iron Steamship
Chapter 5. Building Railway Empires: Promises in Space and Time
Chapter 6. ‘The Most Gigantic Electrical Experiment’: The Trials of Telegraphy
Chapter 7. Conclusion: Cultures of Technological Expertise
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