The Scientific and Industrial Revolution of Time
M.E. Beggs Humpreys, D. W. Humphreys · 2013
Introduction: The Speed of Change PART I: NEW SOURCES OF POWER Electric power Power from the atom The turbine The internal combustion engine Power from oil PART II: NEW MATERIALS AND NEW PROCESSES The age of steel Synthetic materials Chemicals from coal Chemicals from petroleum The story of synthetic rubber, plastics New Textiles: man-made fibres The rise of the Electronics industry Towards automaton Things to do Book list Some important events, discoveries and inventions