Industrial enlightenment : science, technology and culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760-1820 Peter M. Jones.

Industrial enlightenment : science, technology and culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760-1820

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Peter M.
Language:English
Published: New York: Manchester University Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Birmingham (England) -- > History -- > 18th century
Birmingham (England) -- > History -- > 19th century
Industrial revolution -- > England -- > Birmingham
Science and industry -- > History -- > England -- > Birmingham
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009284137-t.html
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The eighteenth-century knowledge economy
  • 2. Birmingham and the West Midlands
  • 3. The dissemination and validation of experimental science
  • 4. The science and technology interface
  • 5. Industry, enlightenment and dissent
  • 6. The republic of letters in disarray
  • 7. Conclusion

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