Victorian Engineering (L.T.C. Rolt Collection)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0750946571 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. 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
great intro 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
L.T.C. He also wrote Narrow Boat, Red for Danger, and the famous Landscape Trilogy. He was joint founder of the Inland Waterways Association. . 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
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" and mastery of gas and electricity, which we take for granted today. 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. Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of