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Loading... Industrial Enlightenment: Science, Technology, & Culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands 1760-1820 (edition 2008)by Peter Jones
Work InformationIndustrial Enlightenment: Science, Technology, & Culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands 1760-1820 by Peter M. Jones
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Sweeping, deep, concentrated, in every way exceptional analysis & survey of the lush intellectual environment around key Industrial Revolution pioneers during the late 18th Century West Midlands Enlightenment. Very highly recommended. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Industrial Enlightenment' explores the transition through which England passed between 1760 and 1820 on the way to becoming the world's first industrialised nation. In drawing attention to the important role played by scientific knowledge, it focuses on a dimension of this transition which is often overlooked by historians. The book argues that in certain favoured regions, England underwent a process whereby useful knowledge was fused with technological 'know how' to produce the condition described here as Industrial Enlightenment. At the forefront of the process were the natural philosophers who entered into a close and productive relationship with technologists and entrepreneurs. Much of the evidence for this study is drawn from the extraordinary archival record of the activities of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and his Soho Manufactory. The book will appeal to those keen to explore the dynamics of change in eighteenth-century England, and to those with a broad interest in the cultural history of science and technology. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)330.94249073Social sciences Economics Economics Economic geography and history Europe England, WalesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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