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Traces how the 18th-century adoption of the concept of intellectual property transformed the world after a millennium of poor progress in human welfare, documenting how a tenacious group of inventors and entrepreneurs developed the pivotal steam engine technology.
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"As a piston-driven primer not only to the processes of thought, labour and collaborative generosity of the fathers of steam, this book runs along a new track like - well, like a Rocket" (Iain Finlayson The Times)
"Its scope and lively intelligence make it the best kind of popular account. Anyone who has ever wondered over Britain's exceptional contribution to the modern world should read it" (Ian Jack Financial Times)
"Intriguing, witty account of the birth of steam power" (Robin McKie Observer)
"Infectiously enthusiastic, all encompassing investigation of steam power and the men that drove the industrial revolution... A particularly fascinating account of the tangled relationship between iron, coal and steam" (James McConnachie The Sunday Times)
"An enjoyable read... Wonderfully eclectic" (The Economist)
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- PublisherRandom House Inc
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1400067057
- ISBN 13 9781400067053
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages370
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