Engineering in American Society: 1850-1875

By Raymond H. Merritt

Book Overview

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,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813153751
• ISBN13: 9780813153759
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher