Victorian Engineering (L.T.C. Rolt Collection)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0750946571 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"great intro" according to Alexander T. Gafford. To my knowledge there is no other short single volume that covers the ground of this book. It ties togther the strands of railway engineering, steam power, ship development, metallurgy, civil works, manufacture, gas distribution, and electrification. Rolt wrote extensively on specific topics and persons in this era and this pulls many different strands into a coherent whole. Description is given of what was done, how things were done, who did things and what impact they had on the society as a whole including art and literature. There is a story arc which Rolt draws that you may or m
. Rolt was an engineer and craftsman, whose passion for Britain’s industrial heritage led him to become one of the foremost historians of the 20th century. He also wrote Narrow Boat, Red for Danger, and the famous Landscape Trilogy. About the AuthorL.T.C. He was joint founder of the Inland Waterways Association
Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of the men who "made" Britain. In this book, Rolt not only examines the creations that made Britain’s empire great, but also how the age of optimism turned to one of disillusionment with many inventors finding fame and fortune abroad. This unrivalled insight into the UK's industrial heritage is compulsory reading for anyone wanting to appreciate the foundations on which modern lives were built.. L.T.C. From Brunel to Telford, he takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto unimagined lengths, through to the "invention"
He was joint founder of the Inland Waterways Association. He also wrote Narrow Boat, Red for Danger, and the famous Landscape Trilogy. L.T.C. Rolt was an engineer and craftsman, whose passion for Britain’s industrial heritage led him to become one of the foremost historians of the 20th cent