ISBN: 9781334377419 - a popular history of american invention, vol. 2 (classic reprint): material resources and labor-saving machines: material resources and labor-saving machines (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the development of the iron and steel industry, from its raw beginnings through the revolutionary Bessemer process of the mid-19th century, which made steel production a viable commercial prospect. The author traces this story through the work and innovations of a succession of inventors, including Eli Whitney, whose cotton gin transformed the industry forever, and Henry Cort, whose puddling process was the precursor to the modern steel industry. We follow the development of steel as it evolved from a rare material used in weapons and tools to the foundational material of the modern world, used in construction, rail lines, bridges, and the machinery that transformed 19th-century society. This book provides a detailed and engaging overview of the history of iron and steel, revealing how this most important of metals shaped our world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…