Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact
- ISBN-10
- 0195168747
- ISBN-13
- 9780195168747
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 350
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-08-25
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Vaclav Smil, Professor of Geography Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor Department of Environment Vaclav Smil
Description
The two pre-World War I generations encompassed the greatest innovative period in history. Technical inventions of 1867-1914 & their rapid improvement & commercialisation created new prime movers, materials, infrastructures & information means that provided the lasting foundations of the modern world.
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