The Steam EngineInfobase Publishing, 2004 - 102 pàgines Discusses how the invention of the steam engine transformed society specifically and how it advanced technology in general. |
Continguts
Before the Steam Engine | 6 |
Early Inventors of the Steam Engine | 16 |
The Contributions of James Watt | 26 |
Steamboats and Ocean Steamers | 36 |
Advancements in Steam Technology | 48 |
The Steam Locomotive | 60 |
The Steam Engine and the Industrial Age | 74 |
The Steam Engine Today | 84 |
Chronology of Events | 90 |
Notes | 92 |
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Further Reading | 94 |
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About the AuthorAcknowledgements | 102 |
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