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Watt's Perfect Engine

Watt's Perfect Engine Steam and the Age of Invention

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Discusses James Watt's development of the separate condenser steam engine, a key step in making steam a practical industrial power source and the creation of Watt's image as an icon of industrial efficiency.

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ISBN: 9780231131735
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Number of pages: 213
Weight: -1g

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