Lives of the Engineers
Autor Samuel Smiles Editat de The Perfect Libraryen Limba Engleză Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9781512150568
ISBN-10: 1512150568
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: CREATESPACE
ISBN-10: 1512150568
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: CREATESPACE
Notă biografică
Samuel Smiles, (1812-1904), autor escocés y reformador del gobierno. Promovió la idea de que más progreso vendría de nuevas actitudes que de nuevas leyes, y sus ideas tuvieron efectos duraderos en el pensamiento político británico. Smiles, uno de los 11 niños que se quedaron sin padre en 1832, aprendió el significado de la autosuficiencia. Dejó la escuela a la edad de 14 años y se convirtió en aprendiz de un médico, para luego estudiar medicina en la Universidad de Edimburgo. Más tarde abandonó la práctica médica por el periodismo. Fue un ferviente defensor del progreso material basado en la empresa individual y el libre comercio. Su libro Ayúdate, fue el resultado de una serie de conferencias sobre superación personal impartidas a hombres jóvenes. Se habían vendido 250.000 copias a finales de siglo y se tradujo ampliamente. Smiles escribió muchos otros libros, principalmente biografías.
Cuprins
Preface; Part I. Early Works of Embanking and Draining: 1. Ancient British earthworks; 2. Water the chief element; 3. Cornelius Vermuyden; 4. Vermuyden undertakes to drain the Great Level of the Fens; 5. Breaches in the Thames Embankment; Part II. Life of Sir Hugh Myddleton: 1. Water supply of London in early times; 2. The Myddleton family in north Wales; 3. Myddleton elected representative of Denbigh in Parliament; 4. Method of constructing the New River works; 5. Brading Haven; 6. Sir High enters upon his mining enterprise in Wales; Part III. Early Roads and Modes of Travelling: 1. Uses and influence of roads; 2. Ordinary modes of conveyance in early times; 3. Influence of roads on manners and customs; 4. Improvements in travelling; 5. Memoir of John Metcalf; Part IV. Bridges, Harbours and Roads: 1. Old fords; 2. Thames ferry between London and Southwark; 3. Memoir of William Edwards; 4. Insignificant character of the English navy in early times; 5. Inland navigation; Part V. Life of James Brindley: 1. Brindley's native district; 2. Begins business as a wheelwright; 3. Lancashire navigations; 4. The Duke's first canal acts; 5. Brindley surveys an extension of the Duke's canal; 6. Brindley constructs the Duke's canal to Runcorn; 7. The Duke of Bridgewater's pecuniary difficulties; 8. The Grand Trunk Canal; 9. Brindley's opinion as to the use of rivers; 10. Brindley's domestic life; Index.
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Spanning from the Roman to Victorian period, this three-volume work (1861–2) provides detailed biographies of Britain's most notable engineers.
Spanning from the Roman to Victorian period, this three-volume work (1861–2) provides detailed biographies of Britain's most notable engineers.