{"product_id":"the-innovators-college-isbn-9780471140962","title":"The Innovators, College","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. An astonishing series of engineering innovations paved the way to the twentieth century, and transformed America into the world's mightiest industrial power. The Innovators tells the exciting story of the engineering pioneers whose discoveries so dramatically altered commerce, industry, and world history. The book takes readers into the workshops of America's early engineering geniuses, explaining how they came up with their ideas and later applied them in the marketplace. Devotees of history and technology will appreciate the finely drawn profiles of America's technical wizards, from the famous—including Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat; Samuel F.B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph; and Thomas Edison, inventor of the first electrical power network—to the lesser known, such as J. Edgar Thompson, who built the Pennsylvania Railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Tower and the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures over 80 illustrations of the engineers and their inventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIRON, STEAM, AND EARLY INDUSTRY, 1776-1855.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Engineering and the Transformation of America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatt, Telford, and the British Beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFulton's Steamboat and the Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLowell and the American Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis and the Industrial Power Network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCROSSING THE CONTINENT, 1830-1883.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stephensons, Thomson, and the Eastern Railroads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenry Morse, and the Telegraph.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSt. Louis versus Chicago and the Continental Railroads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarnegie and the Climax of Steel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdison and the Network for Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Centennial Revolutions, 1876-1883.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and References.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID P. BILLINGTON\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Civil Engineering at Princeton University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tower and the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e and Robert Maillart's \u003ci\u003eBridges: The Art of Engineering,\u003c\/i\u003e winner of the 1979 Dexter Prize as the outstanding book on the history of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Innovators\u003c\/b\u003e. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Tower and the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating and informative...should be required reading for architects, engineers, and anyone who is interested in the special role of structural art in our technological society.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMyron Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"David Billington brings the special insight of an engineer to the study of history. The result is a provocative analysis...bound to excite and instruct a wide variety of readers, from the casual buff to the professional scholar. The book is a delight to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMerritt Roe Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990265446629,"sku":"NP9780471140962","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471140962.jpg?v=1761787120","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-innovators-college-isbn-9780471140962","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}