Scientific Americans : invention, technology, and national identity / Susan Branson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branson, Susan, author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Science.

Technology--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Technology.

Science--Social aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Technology--Social aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Science--Social aspects.

Technology--Social aspects.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

291 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Scientific Americans examines the place of science and technology in American culture and the development of national identity from 1776 to 1876. Americans promoted inventions such as steam engines and civic projects such as water systems that articulated their national aspirations and pushed domestic industry to the forefront of progress"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Domestic Science: Learning, Observing, and Promoting Science as American Enterprise

2. Flights of Imagination: Air Balloons and National Ambitions

3. Engines of Change: Machines Drive American Industry

4. Grand Designs: Technology and Urban Planning

5. Internal Improvements: Phrenology as a Tool for Reform

6. Fair America: Promoting American Invention.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Branson, Susan. Scientific Americans

ISBN:

9781501760914

1501760912

OCLC:

1245344318

Publisher Number:

99989376424