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Title: James Watt, Chemist Condition: New Subtitle: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age Author: David Philip Miller Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0822965305 EAN: 9780822965305 ISBN: 9780822965305 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Genre: Science Nature & Math Topic: Technology & Engineering Release Date: 26/02/2018 Description: In the Victorian era, James Watt became an iconic engineer, but in his own time he was also an influential chemist. Miller examines Watt’s illustrious engineering career in light of his parallel interest in chemistry, arguing that Watt’s conception of steam engineering relied upon chemical understandings.
Part I of the book—Representations—examines the way James Watt has been portrayed over time, emphasizing sculptural, pictorial and textual representations from the nineteenth century. As an important contributor to the development of arguably the most important technology of industrialization, Watt became a symbol that many groups of thinkers were anxious to claim. Part II—Realities—focuses on reconstructing the unsung "chemical Watt" instead of the lionized engineer. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 230mm Item Length: 150mm Book Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Release Year: 2018 Missing Information?
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