Engineering Empires
Download or Read eBook Engineering Empires PDF written by B. Marsden and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-12-07 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : B. Marsden |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 363 |
| Release | : 2004-12-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230504127 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230504124 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Engineering Empires by : B. Marsden
Book excerpt: Engineers are empire-builders. Watt, Brunel, and others worked to build and expand personal and business empires of material technology and in so doing these engineers also became active agents of political and economic empire. This book provides a fascinating exploration of the cultural construction of the large-scale technologies of empire.
