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Miller, David Philip, author.
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Watt, James, 1736-1819.
Inventors -- Scotland -- Biography.
Steam engineers -- Scotland -- Biography.
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The life and legend ...
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The life and legend of James Watt : collaboration, natural philosophy, and the improvement of the steam engine / David Philip Miller.
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Miller, David Philip, author.
Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
Subjects
Watt, James, 1736-1819.
Inventors -- Scotland -- Biography.
Steam engineers -- Scotland -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780822945581 hardcover alkaline paper
0822945584 hardcover alkaline paper
Series:
Science and culture in the nineteenth century.
Description:
xix, 420 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Contents:
The making of a Scottish improver -- Improving ventures : civil engineering and steam -- Birmingham, Boulton, and steam enterprise -- Watt as natural philosopher -- Team Watt : collective genius -- The fruits of success -- The living legend -- Afterlife : a man for all causes -- Concluding reflections on the great steamer.
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