James Watt, Chemist: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age by Miller, David Philip

James Watt, Chemist: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822965305)

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James Watt, Chemist: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age by Miller, David Philip

James Watt, Chemist: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age

$55.00
James Watt, Chemist: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age by Miller, David Philip

James Watt, Chemist: Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age

$55.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: David Philip Miller
ISBN-10: 0822965305
ISBN-13: 9780822965305
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
By David Philip Miller
By David Philip Miller
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David Philip Miller is emeritus professor of history of science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and a member of the International Academy of the History of Science.

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