LEADER 04657nam 22006495 450 001 9910742482903321 005 20241017141327.0 010 $a3-031-27362-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-27362-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30723346 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30723346 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-27362-9 035 $a(CKB)28104033000041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928104033000041 100 $a20230829d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870 $eA Study on Technological Diffusion /$fby Haris Kitsikopoulos 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (373 pages) 225 1 $aContributions to Economics,$x2197-7178 311 08$aPrint version: Kitsikopoulos, Haris An Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870 Cham : Springer,c2023 9783031273612 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aPART 1: 1774-1800 -- Chapter 1. The Extent of Steam Power Diffusion in Britain, 1774-1800: A Revision -- Chapter 2. Engineering Skills and the Efficiency of Steam Engines During Watt?s Patent -- Chapter 3. The Annual Cost of Watt vs. Newcomen Engines During the Duration of Watt?s Patent and the Threshold Price of Coal -- Chapter 4. The Cost of Alternative Power Sources in the Late Eighteenth Century: A Comparative Perspective -- PART 2: 1800-1870 -- Chapter 5. The Emergence of High-ressure Cornish Engines: The Role of the Patent System and the Theory of Collective Invention -- Chapter 6. The Evolution of Cornish Duties and the Expansion of the Engineering Industry -- Chapter 7. Comparative Costs and the Diffusion of Steam and Water Power, 1800-70 -- Chapter 8. Steam Power in Transportation: Railways -- Chapter 9. Dead Ends in the History of Technology: The Case of Steam Cars -- Chapter 10. Epilogue. 330 $aThis book traces the diffusion trajectory of the second and third generation of British steam engines, the Watt and high-pressure models, covering the period 1774 to 1870. It begins by subjecting to econometric analysis the latest version of Dr. Kanefsky's database on 18th century steam engines coming up with an upward revision of the total amount of horsepower installed by 1800. Subsequent chapters delve into the determinants of the diffusion process through the third quarter of the 19th century relating to engines used both in mining and industry as well as transportation (railways, steam cars). The book's main contribution to the literature lies in drawing material from a very large volume of 18th- and 19th-century sources found in the Dibner Library of Rare Books, Smithsonian, and by utilizing a fair amount of technical literature pertaining to the economic factors driving the diffusion process. This great expansion of the empirical material has led to bringing multiple revisions to the work of other authors on the key aspects and determinants of the diffusion process. In conjunction with the publication by the author of an earlier monograph on the first generation of steam engines, the Newcomen model, the present study completes the task of offering the most comprehensive account of the preeminent and most strategic technology of the British Industrial Revolution. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of economic history and history of technology, interested in a better understanding of the industrial revolution in general and the role of British steam engines in particular. . 410 0$aContributions to Economics,$x2197-7178 606 $aEconomic history 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aIndustries 606 $aEconometrics 606 $aEconomic History 606 $aEconomic Development, Innovation and Growth 606 $aSector and Industry Studies 606 $aEconometrics 615 0$aEconomic history. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aIndustries. 615 0$aEconometrics. 615 14$aEconomic History. 615 24$aEconomic Development, Innovation and Growth. 615 24$aSector and Industry Studies. 615 24$aEconometrics. 676 $a621.1 676 $a940 676 $a621.1094109033 700 $aKitsikopoulos$b Haris$01425529 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910742482903321 996 $aAn Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870$93555952 997 $aUNINA