The most powerful idea in the world

a story of steam, industry, and invention

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The most powerful idea in the world

a story of steam, industry, and invention

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Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
370

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The most powerful idea in the world: a story of steam, industry, and invention
2010, Random House
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Table of Contents

Rocket
Changes in the atmosphere
A great company of men
The first and true inventor
A very great quantity of heat
Science in his hands
The whole thing was arranged in my mind
Master of them all
A field that is endless
Quite splendid with a file
To give England the power of cotton
Wealth of nations
Strong steam
The fuel of interest.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
909.81
Library of Congress
TJ461 .R67 2010, TJ46 .R67 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxv, 370 p. :
Number of pages
370

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24488474M
Internet Archive
mostpowerfulidea0000rose_g0o4
ISBN 10
1400067057
ISBN 13
9781400067053
LCCN
2009041662
OCLC/WorldCat
459209177

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