The Metallurgic Age: The Victorian Flowering of Invention and Industrial Science

by Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.

Throughout history, the use and workmanship of metal has been closely associated with the very notion of civilization. Never was this connection more apparent than during the Metallurgic Age, which coincided with England's Victorian era and the Gilded Age in America. This era, covering essentially the 19th century, saw unprecedented advances as a passion for technology and learning fueled a period of discovery and of practical application of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423269
• ISBN13: 9780786423262
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher