How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon: The Story of the 19th-Century Innovators Who Forged Our Future

by Iwan Rhys Morus

Book Overview

The rich and fascinating history of the scientific revolution of the Victorian Era, leading to transformative advances in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

The Victorians invented the idea of the future. They saw it as an undiscovered country, one ripe for exploration and colonization. And to get us there, they created a new way of ordering and transforming nature, built on grand designs and the mass-mobilization of the resources...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639362606
• ISBN13: 9781639362608
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"