Watt's Perfect Engine : Steam and the Age of Invention

by Ben Marsden

James Watt has become a symbol of noble heroism, taking his place as a Great Briton. Ben Marsden here recounts a fascinating story of scientific and social upheaval in an age of radical change.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, History

216 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 2002

About the author

Ben Marsden is Senior Lecturer in The School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History at the University of Aberdeen. Marsden's research focuses are: science and technology in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century culture, especially the cultural history of engineering and technology in Britain; the historical relationship between science and music; engineers as authors and readers; cultural history of food.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I could not even start, let alone finish this book! The first sentence and the paragraph that followed were so incredibly sexist, I had to skip ahead to the next chapter. After reading the Chapter title I decided I didn't need to read the book. Astounding to find such attitudes in a book published in 2002. Wake up Rumpelstiltskin!