James Watt, Chemist : Understanding the Origins of the Steam Age
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
0822965305
ISBN-13
9780822965305
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
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University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 26th, 2018
Print length
256 Pages
Product Classification:
History of scienceChemistryEngines and power transmissionSteam engines
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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. David Philip 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.
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.
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