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

Nyckelord: History, History of Science, Cultural History, History of Britain and Ireland, World History, Global and Transnational History, Modern History, History of Technology