02594nam 2200553 450 991081481310332120230803205801.01-78023-402-3(CKB)3710000000268145(EBL)1823223(SSID)ssj0001412853(PQKBManifestationID)11829535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001412853(PQKBWorkID)11415391(PQKB)10788389(MiAaPQ)EBC1823223(Au-PeEL)EBL1823223(CaPaEBR)ebr10959497(CaONFJC)MIL654121(OCoLC)894539807(EXLCZ)99371000000026814520141110h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJames Watt making the world anew /Ben RussellLondon :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (282 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-375-2 1-322-22841-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexScottish 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 tSteam engineersScotlandBiographySteam engineers621.109250.11bclRussell Ben855777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814813103321James Watt3925110UNINA