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Preface
6:29 -
Iron and Civilisation - Part 1
26:03 -
Iron and Civilisation - Part 2
24:16 -
Early English Iron Manufacture
32:32 -
Iron Smelting by Pit Coal - Dud Dudley
34:31 -
Andrew Yarranton
31:10 -
Coalbrookdale Iron Works - Part 1
24:17 -
Coalbrookdale Iron Works - Part 2
22:04 -
The Invention of Cast Steel - Benjamin Huntsman
32:03 -
The Inventions of Henry Cort
39:59 -
The Scotch Iron Manufacture - Dr Roebuck, David Mushet
32:14 -
The Invention of the Hot Blast - James Beaumont Neilson
26:38 -
Mechanical Inventions and Inventors
42:32 -
Joseph Bramah
27:06 -
Henry Maudslay - Part 1
34:55 -
Henry Maudslay - Part 2
42:49 -
Joseph Clement - Part 1
22:39 -
Joseph Clement - Part 2
22:49 -
Fox of Derby, Murray of Leeds, Roberts and Whitworth of Manchester
35:08 -
James Nasmyth - Part 1
24:35 -
James Nasmyth - Part 2
26:28 -
William Fairbairn - Part 1
31:38 -
William Fairbairn - Part 2
40:01
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Workshop tools and iron furnaces take their place in history through Samuel Smiles's accounts of inventors, mechanics and iron workers. Published in 1863, the collection draws on recollections supplied by colleagues, pupils and families, alongside original documents. The preface explains how information about Henry Maudslay and Joseph Clement was gathered, while the contents introduce experiments in iron smelting, Benjamin Huntsman's work on cast steel and the development of the hot blast.
The discussion of tools connects individual lives with changes in ordinary work. Smiles considers how sharp metal implements helped people build dwellings, make clothing, clear land and construct ships. Hammers, chisels, saws and files become part of an argument about practical skill and the growth of manufacture. Readers interested in the history of engineering can follow both the careers of particular makers and the author's view of why useful invention deserves a place in biography.
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- Samuel Smiles
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
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