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Engines of Change

Engines of Change

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Written by Brooke HindleAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Brooke Hindle and Stephen LubarAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Stephen Lubar

  • Format: Trade Paperback, 310 pages
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  • Publisher: Smithsonian Books
  • On Sale: October 17, 1986
  • Price: $21.95
  • ISBN: 978-0-87474-539-9 (0-87474-539-X)
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Engines of Change is based on a Smithsonian Institution exhibit of the same title. The principal theme is the importance of technological transfer. It ventures beyond discussion of machines and tools to consider the effects of geographical dimension, natural resources, business practices, the role of women, ethnic diversity, and education. In this work the authors present a pictorial history of the Industrial Revolution in America, derived from surviving artifacts, historical prints, and other graphic materials. By means of this work they bring about a fuller understanding of the major developments in American technology, business, economics, and labor, tracing the migration of technology and technologists from Europe to America, where skilled craftsmen–combined with the richness of natural resources and the energy and innovations released by the young nation’s political freedoms–enabled industrialism to flourish.

“This lavishly illustrated, clearly written, and well-organized book will make a fine supplement for university courses on technology.”–Science