James Watt : making the world anew / Ben Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Ben, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steam engineers--Scotland--Biography.

Steam engineers.

Watt, James, 1736-1819.

Watt, James.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1736-1819) is best known for his pioneering work on the steam engine that became fundamental to the incredible changes and developments wrought by the Industrial Revolution. But in this new biography, Ben Russell tells a much bigger, richer story, peering over Watt's shoulder to more fully explore the processes he used and how his ephemeral ideas were transformed into tangible artifacts. Over the course of the book, Russell reveals as much about the life of James Watt as he does a history of Britain's early industrial transformation and t

Contents:

Cover; James Watt: Making the World Anew; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction: Do We Want the Dust?; One: Sensible, Ingenious and Enterprising Men, 1736-56 ; Two: Artists of High Reputation, 1757-64; Three: Looking for a Living, 1764-74; Four: Gentlemen of Merit and Ingenuity, 1765-81 ; Five: Steam Mill Mad? 1781-95; Six: Inventive, Creative Genius, 1795-1819; Seven: Life after Death, 1800-1924; James Watt: A Chronology; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78023-402-3

OCLC:

894539807