The Prometheans: John Martin and the Generation That Stole the Future

by Max Adams

Book Overview

The richly varied lives of the Martin brothers reflected the many upheavals of Britain in the age of Industrial Revolution. Low-born and largely unschooled, they were part of a new generation of artists, scientists and inventors who witnessed the creation of the modern world. William, the eldest, was a cussedly eccentric inventor who couldn't look at a piece of machinery without thinking about how to improve it; Richard, a courageous soldier, fought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849161739
• ISBN13: 9781849161732
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.7"