James Watt: Making the World Anew

by Ben Russell

Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1736-1819) is best known for his pioneering work on the steam engine that became fundamental to the incredible changes and developments wrought by the Industrial Revolution. But in this new biography, Ben Russell tells a much bigger, richer story, peering over Watt's shoulder to more fully explore the processes he used and how his ephemeral ideas were transformed into tangible artifacts. Over the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780233752
• ISBN13: 9781780233758
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"