Publisher's Synopsis
""Steam Steel and Electricity"" by James W. Steele is a comprehensive historical account of the development and impact of technology on society from the 19th century to the present day. The book explores the three major technological innovations that have shaped the modern world: steam power, steel production, and electricity. Steele describes the origins of these technologies and how they transformed transportation, manufacturing, and communication. He also examines the social and economic effects of these innovations, including the rise of industrial capitalism and the emergence of new forms of work and leisure. The book is written in an accessible style and includes numerous illustrations and photographs to help readers understand the complex technological processes involved. Overall, ""Steam Steel and Electricity"" is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in the history of technology and its impact on society.We are accustomed to things that are subject to the law of gravity. Water will run through a pipe that slants downward. It will pass through a pipe that slants upward only by being pushed. But electricity, in its far journeys over wires, is not subject to gravity. It goes indifferently in any direction, asking only a conductor to carry it. There is also a trait called inertia; that property of all matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, which we meet at every step we take in the material world. Electricity is again an exception. It knows neither gravity, nor inertia, nor material volume, nor space. It cannot be contained or weighed. Nothing holds it in any ordinary sense.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
