The power makers : steam, electricity, and the men who invented modern America / Maury Klein.

"The steam engine, the incandescent lamp, the electric motor - inventions such as these replaced muscle power with machine labor, turned darkness to light, and reshaped every aspect of daily life in the span of a few generations. They were the product of an extraordinary cast of characters: dog...

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Main Author: Klein, Maury, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, ©2008.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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