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"The Lives of Boulton and Watt. Chiefly from the Original Soho Mss. Including also the History of the Invention and Introduction of the Steam Engine" is by Samuel Smiles himself, an author who is mostly known for his biographies of eminent personalities and technical inventions. In this book, he reveals the long history of the development of steam technology through the prism of the lives of James Watt and Matthew Boulton, their achievements and innovations. Using original materials from the Soho archives, the author reveals the uniqueness of these personalities and the impact of their inventions on the industry and technology of their time. This book will be of interest not only to specialists in the history of technology, but also to a wide range of readers who are interested in the history of science and technology.
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- Name of the Author
- Samuel Smiles
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 2016-05-15
- Title
- Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the Original Soho Mss.
Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine - Subject
- Boulton, Matthew, 1728-1809
Steam-engines -- History
TJ
Watt, James, 1736-1819
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