Industrial enlightenment : science, technology and culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760-1820 / Peter M. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Peter, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial revolution--England--West Midlands--History--18th century.

Industrial revolution.

Industrial revolution--England--Birmingham--History--18th century.

Science and industry--England--West Midlands--History--18th century.

Science and industry.

Science and industry--England--Birmingham--History--18th century.

Birmingham (England)--History--18th century.

Birmingham (England).

Birmingham (England)--History--19th century.

West Midlands (England)--History--18th century.

West Midlands (England).

West Midlands (England)--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Uses a case study to explore the contribution which scientific knowledge made to the growth trajectory of England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The aim is not to re-tell the story of the Industrial Revolution, but to reconstruct its preliminary stage which is here labelled the Industrial Enlightenment.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Preface and acknowledgements

1 The eighteenth-century knowledge economy

2 Birmingham and the West Midlands

3 The dissemination and validation of experimental science

4 The science and technology interface

5 Industry, Enlightenment and Dissent

6 The Republic of Letters in disarray

7 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-3031-9

OCLC:

1085670185