The life and legend of James Watt : collaboration, natural philosophy and the improvement of the steam engine / David Philip Miller.
Pubblicazione:
Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh press, c2019.
Descrizione fisica:
XIX, 420 p. : ill., ritr. ; 21 cm
Serie:
Science and culture in the nineteenth century
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The making of a Scottisch improver 2. Improving ventures: civil engineering and steam 3. Birmingham, Boulton and steam enterprise 4. Watt as natural philosopher: the experimental life 5. Team Watt: collective genius 6. The fruits of success 7. The living legend 8. Afterlife: a man for all causes 9. Concluding reflections on the great steamer. Notes. Bibliography. Index
ISBN:
9780822966111
Discipline:
Ingegneria termica, pneumatica e dell'energia idraulica--Persone.
