Reflecting on History: How the Industrial Revolution Created Our Way of Life by

Description: Reflecting on History by Peter Spitz Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The Industrial Revolution, with origins in England 300 ywars ago, set the world on a course that led to the comfortable style of living now being enjoyed by many of its citizens. This was a transformation that is well documented and presents a fascinating history. When we turn on television, use a computer, heat in a microwave oven, open a refrigerator, drive a car, take an antibiotic and utilize all the other things that make our life easy and enjoyable, do we ever wonder how these things came about? Does our intellectual curiosity want to know about the inventions that brought about all these things we now cannot do without? In earrlier times, people lived quite a different type of life. They travelled on a horse or boat, heated their house with wood or coal, used candles for lighting. They depended on windwills or waterwheels for lifting and grinding and used bronze, not steel for making tools and weapons. Textiles were woven by hand and diseases cured with bloodletting or natural potions How did we get from there to here? This book will answer these questions in twenty-five chapters that describe the key inventions that started to be made at the onset of the Industrial Revolution. There was a lot of technology involved, but the book is easy to read and understand. Over the period we are talking about, a number of brilliant people made inventions that earned major awards, That is why we must remember people like Samuel Morse (telegraph), Michael Faraday (electricity), Alfred Nobel (dynamite), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), Gugliemo Marconi (radio), Alexander Fleming (penicillin), Charles Babbage (computer), and many others. To help understand the technologies involved in these inventions, the book uses colorful illustrations that will help readers with the history, development and commercialization of the inventions. This knowledge will stimulare readers who want to know more about how our world of modernity was created, Author Biography Peter Spitz was born in Austria and received his education in Europe and in the United States, After graduating with a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT, he worked for Esso Engineering and Scientific Design Company, earning nine patents and a leadership position in Process Development. He then founded Chem Systems Inc. which became a global consulting firm in technology evaluation and long range planning. with offices in New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and Bangkok. Peter became an author in 1988, with a widely respected book entitled Petrochemicals. The rise of an industry, published by John Wiley and Sons, followed by two other books in his fields of chemistry and technology. He has written numerous articles and has lectured at MIT and elsewhere. Details ISBN-13 9798350951226 Title Reflecting on History Author Peter Spitz Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 226 Publisher BookBaby GE_Item_ID:161401769; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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