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Engineering in American society, 1850-1875 /
Technology, which has significantly changed Western man's way of life over the past century, exerted a powerful influence on American society during the third quarter of the nineteenth century. In this study Raymond H. Merritt focuses on the engineering profession, in order to describe not only...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Lexington] :
University Press of Kentucky,
[1969]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Technology, which has significantly changed Western man's way of life over the past century, exerted a powerful influence on American society during the third quarter of the nineteenth century. In this study Raymond H. Merritt focuses on the engineering profession, in order to describe not only the vital role that engineers played in producing a technological society but also to note the changes they helped to bring about in American education, industry, professional status, world perspectives, urban existence, and cultural values. During the development period of 1850-1875, engineers erected ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (212 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | "Bibliographical essay": pages 177-187 |
| ISBN: | 9780813163895 0813163897 0813188059 9780813188058 |