Transfer of Early Industrial Technologies to America: Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 177)

By Darwin H. Stapleton

Book Overview

Contents: Part I: A Survey: The Transfer of Industrial Technologies to Early America; Part II: Case Studies: William Weston, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and the Philadelphia Plan for Internal Improvements; Eleuthere Irenee du Pont: "Eleve des Poudres" to American Gunpowder Manufacturer; Moncure Robinson and the Origin of American Railroad Technology; and David Thomas and the Anthracite Iron Revolution. Bibliography. Maps and drawings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871691779
• ISBN13: 9780871691774
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"