Marsden, Ben
Engineering Empires
1. Introduction: Technology, Science and Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
2. ‘Objects of national importance’: Exploration, Mapping and Measurement
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
3. Power and Wealth: Reputations and Rivalries in Steam Culture
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
4. Belief in Steamers: Making Trustworthy the Iron Steamship
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
5. Building Railway Empires: Promises in Space and Time
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
6. ‘The most gigantic electrical experiment’: The Trials of Telegraphy
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
7. Conclusion: Cultures of Technological Expertise
Ben Marsden, Crosbie Smith
Avainsanat: History, History of Science, Cultural History, History of Britain and Ireland, World History, Global and Transnational History, Modern History, History of Technology
- Tekijä(t)
- Marsden, Ben
- Smith, Crosbie
- Julkaisija
- Springer
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2005
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 362 sivua
- Kategoria
- Historia
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780230504127
- Painetun ISBN
- 978-0-230-50704-3