{"product_id":"the-innovators-college-9780471140962","title":"The Innovators College","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe major engineering pioneers whose works transformed America into the world''s leading modern power, from Robert Fulton and his inventions of the steamboat to Thomas Edison''s construction of the first electrical power network. Introduces each of the major figures and explains how they came up with their ideas and how their works tranformed commerce, industry, and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIRON, STEAM, AND EARLY INDUSTRY, 1776-1855.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modern Engineering and the Transformation of America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Watt, Telford, and the British Beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fulton's Steamboat and the Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lowell and the American Industrial Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Francis and the Industrial Power Network.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CROSSING THE CONTINENT, 1830-1883.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Stephensons, Thomson, and the Eastern Railroads.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Henry Morse, and the Telegraph.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e St.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Louis versus Chicago and the Continental Railroads.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Carnegie and the Climax of Steel.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Edison and the Network for Light.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Centennial Revolutions, 1876-1883.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes and References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Problems.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402497007959,"sku":"9780471140962","price":75.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471140962.jpg?v=1730480589","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-innovators-college-9780471140962","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}