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Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact Smil, Vaclav (Distinguished Professor, Department of Environment, Distinguished Professor, Department of Environment, University of Manitoba)
Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact
Smil, Vaclav (Distinguished Professor, Department of Environment, Distinguished Professor, Department of Environment, University of Manitoba)
The two pre-WWI generations encompass the greatest innovative period in history. Technical inventions of 1867 - 1914 and their rapid improvement and commercialization created new prime movers, materials, infrastructures and information means that provided the lasting foundations of the modern world.
359 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 29, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195168747 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 161 × 28 mm · 708 g |
| Language | English |