A Brief History of How the Industrial Revolution Changed the World (Brief Histories) - Tapa blanda

Crump, Thomas

 
9781845298975: A Brief History of How the Industrial Revolution Changed the World (Brief Histories)
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ISBN 10: 1845298977 ISBN 13: 9781845298975
Editorial: Robinson Publishing, 2010

Sinopsis

From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the high water mark of the Victorian era, the world was transformed by a technological revolution the like of which had never been seen before. Inventors, businessmen, scientists, explorers all had their part to play in the story of the Industrial Revolution and in this Brief History Thomas Crump brings their story to life, and shows why it is a chapter in English history that can not be ignored.

Previous praise for Thomas Crump's A Brief History of Science:

'A serious and fully furnished history of science, from which anyone interested in the development of ideas . . . will greatly profit.' A. C. Grayling, Financial Times

'Provides an enduring sense of the extraordinary ingenuity that defines our relationship with nature.' Guardian

'An excellent account . . Crump writes with authority.' TLS

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Acerca del autor

Thomas Crump was the author of A Brief History of Science. His lifelong passionate interest in science and its history gave rise to a number of books, including Solar Eclipse and The Anthropology of Numbers. A mathematician and anthropologist, until his retirement in 1994, he taught anthropology at the University of Amsterdam.

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Editorial
Robinson Publishing
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1845298977
ISBN 13 
9781845298975
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Número de páginas
400
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