An Economic History Of British Steam Engines 1774 1870

Author : Haris Kitsikopoulos
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031273629

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An Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870 by Haris Kitsikopoulos Pdf

This book traces the diffusion trajectory of the second and third generation of British steam engines, the Watt and high-pressure models, covering the period 1774 to 1870. It begins by subjecting to econometric analysis the latest version of Dr. Kanefsky's database on 18th century steam engines coming up with an upward revision of the total amount of horsepower installed by 1800. Subsequent chapters delve into the determinants of the diffusion process through the third quarter of the 19th century relating to engines used both in mining and industry as well as transportation (railways, steam cars). The book's main contribution to the literature lies in drawing material from a very large volume of 18th- and 19th-century sources found in the Dibner Library of Rare Books, Smithsonian, and by utilizing a fair amount of technical literature pertaining to the economic factors driving the diffusion process. This great expansion of the empirical material has led to bringing multiple revisions to the work of other authors on the key aspects and determinants of the diffusion process. In conjunction with the publication by the author of an earlier monograph on the first generation of steam engines, the Newcomen model, the present study completes the task of offering the most comprehensive account of the preeminent and most strategic technology of the British Industrial Revolution. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of economic history and history of technology, interested in a better understanding of the industrial revolution in general and the role of British steam engines in particular.

Author : Harry Kitsikopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317364870

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Innovation and Technological Diffusion by Harry Kitsikopoulos Pdf

This book deals with two key aspects of the history of steam engines, a cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution, specifically the road that led to its discovery and the process of diffusion of the early steam engines. The first part of the volume outlines the technological and scientific developments which took place between the 16th and 18th centuries, proving critical for the invention of this strategic technology. The most important question addressed is why did England come up with this innovation first as opposed to other countries (e.g., France, Italy), which were more advanced in terms of knowledge pertinent to it. The second part of the volume traces the process of diffusion of the early steam engines, the Newcomen model, through to 1773, the year prior to the first commercial application of the second generation of steam engines (the Watt model). The process of diffusion is quantified on the basis of a novel method before proceeding with a discussion of the main determinants of this process. Kitsikopoulos pulls together a large amount of relevant evidence found in primary sources and more technically oriented literature which is often ignored by economic historians. This book will be of interest to economic historians and historians of technology.

Author : G. N. Von Tunzelmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015005072197

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Steam Power and British Industrialization to 1860 by G. N. Von Tunzelmann Pdf

Author : John Lord
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136612268

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Capital and Steam Power by John Lord Pdf

When it appeared in 1923, John Lord’s Capital and Steam Power 1750–1800 was the first book to be based on the voluminous Boultori and Watt papers in Birmingham since the hey-day of Samuel Smiles. Although Lord’s conclusions have been modified and corrected on various points, this book still remains the best short account of the significance of this classic engineering partnership which bulks so large in the history of technology and of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. "Mr. Lord’s Capital and Steam Power 1750–1800 is an important contribution to economic history ... His introductory sketch of economic conditions from 1700 to 1750 and his concluding summary of the main results of the developments which he has described, without having the same novelty as his central theme, are scholarly and intelligent." R. H. Tawney, Economica, February, 1924 "His study of the application of steam to industry is a useful piece of research." T. S. Ashton, The Economic Journal, December, 1924

Author : Thurston Robert H
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1318998166

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A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston Robert H Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : John Darwin
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141992808

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Unlocking the World by John Darwin Pdf

From the acclaimed historian of global empire, the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world order Steam power transformed our world, initiating the complex, resource-devouring industrial system the consequences of which we live with today. It revolutionized work and production, but also the ease and cost of movement over land and water. The result was to throw open vast areas of the world to the rampaging expansion of Europeans and Americans on a scale previously unimaginable. Unlocking the World is the captivating history of the great port cities which emerged as the bridgeheads of this new steam-driven economy, reshaping not just the trade and industry of the regions around them but their culture and politics as well. They were the agents of what we now call 'globalization', but their impact and influence, and the reactions they provoked, were far from predictable. Nor were they immune to the great upheavals in world politics across the 'steam century'. This book is global history at its very best. Packed with fascinating case histories (from New Orleans to Montreal, Bombay to Singapore, Calcutta to Shanghai), individual stories and original ideas, Darwin's book allows us, for better or worse, to see the modern age taking shape.

Author : Andreas Pyka,Horst Hanusch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845428990

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Applied Evolutionary Economics and the Knowledge-based Economy by Andreas Pyka,Horst Hanusch Pdf

This book focuses on knowledge-based economies and attempts to analyze dynamic innovation driven processes within those economies. It shows that evolutionary economics, and in particular the strand of applied industry and innovation studies often called Neo-Schumpeterian economics, has left the nursery of new academic approaches and is able to offer important insights for the understanding of socio-economic processes of change and development having a strong impact on economic reality all over the world. The contributions are summarized under four major sections knowledge and cognition, studies of knowledge-based industries, the geographical dimension of knowledge-based economies and measuring and modelling for knowledge-based economies and give a broad overview of the prolific research being undertaken in applied evolutionary economics. Students will find this book an invaluable resource for future research, as will researchers seeking an introduction to new methods and perspectives of analysis.

Author : Robert Henry Thurston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Steam-engines
ISBN : OCLC:41037452

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A History of the Growth of the Steam-engine by Robert Henry Thurston Pdf

Author : Roderick Floud,Jane Humphries,Paul Johnson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107038455

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The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain by Roderick Floud,Jane Humphries,Paul Johnson Pdf

A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialization. Combining the expertise of more than thirty leading historians and economists, Volume 1 tracks Britain's economic history in the period ranging from 1700 to 1870 from industrialisation to global trade and empire. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and apply quantitative methods. New approaches are proposed to classic issues such as the causes and consequences of industrialisation, the role of institutions and the state, and the transition from an organic to an inorganic economy, as well as introducing new issues such as globalisation, convergence and divergence, the role of science, technology and invention, and the growth of consumerism. Throughout the volume, British experience is set within an international context and its performance benchmarked against its global competitors.

Author : Richard Lawton,Colin G. Pooley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000390285

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Britain 1740 – 1950 by Richard Lawton,Colin G. Pooley Pdf

Originally published in 1992, this book provides students with a well-illustrated, clearly written text which offers a coherent overview of Britain’s development from a pre-modern to a modern economy and society. The key processes that have shaped the geography of modern Britain are rooted in the significant demographic, economic, technological and social transitions of the early eighteenth century, the impact of which was not fully diffused through the nation until the mid-20th Century. This country-wide survey examines the nature of this transformation. The material in the book is accessible because the book is clearly structured into 3 phases: 1740 to the 1830s; the 1830s to the 1890s and the 1890s to 1950. For each period, the principal aspects of change in population, industry, the countryside and urban life are examined, and regional examples given to support the analysis.

Author : Robert Stuart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1829
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:36023259

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A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine by Robert Stuart Pdf

Author : Franco Amatori,Andrea Colli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000596816

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The Global Economy by Franco Amatori,Andrea Colli Pdf

The Global Economy: A Concise History traces the history of the global economy over the past thousand years. In doing so, it explores all the main waves of globalization, from the trade revolution of the Middle Ages, to the Great and Little Divergence between the West and the East, as well as the North and the South of the world. This book examines the Industrial Revolution and the World Wars, and their respective consequences, as well as the interaction between technological shifts and the transition in geopolitical equilibria. The last chapters are dedicated to an in-depth examination of the transformation which occurred in the global economy after 1989. The chronological structure of the book is designed to help students memorize and understand key events. This book also discusses broader themes, such as convergence–divergence, growth and decline, development, and industrial revolutions. This will make it of interest not only to students and academics, but to all readers wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the history and current state of the global economy.

Author : Henry Winram Dickinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Steam-engines
ISBN : OCLC:1050555288

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A Short History of the Steam Engine by Henry Winram Dickinson Pdf

Author : Robert Peberdy,Philip Waller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780631201540

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A Dictionary of British and Irish History by Robert Peberdy,Philip Waller Pdf

An authoritative and extensive resource for British and Irish history Quickly access basic information on the history of the British Isles from this reliable resource. A Dictionary of British and Irish History provides concise information covering all periods of prehistory and history for every part of the British Isles. Within this one book, you’ll find summary accounts of events, biographies, definitions of terms, and far more. Using alphabetically organized headwords, readers will easily locate the content and details they seek. A Dictionary of British and Irish History not only serves as a reference tool, but also stimulates broader learning. Entries are interrelated and cross-referenced to help you expand your knowledge of different areas of history. Discover comparable entries on England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales See overviews of major topics and historical events Get facts instantly or browse entries Use the Dictionary as an information source or a launch point for expanding knowledge This reference book will become an essential resource for students of British and Irish history as well as for professionals, journalists, teachers, and those who use historical information in their work. Further, anyone wanting to establish the basics of the history of the British Isles will find this a valuable addition to their library.

Author : Immanuel Wallerstein
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520948594

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The Modern World-System III by Immanuel Wallerstein Pdf

Immanuel Wallerstein’s highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century’s greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global history, it traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.