Noble obsession : Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the race to unlock the greatest industrial secret of the nineteenth century
Slack, Charles2002
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This is the story of a scientific breakthrough that changed the course of history and contributed significantly to the Industrial Revolution. Focusing on two men, it is filled with villains, entrepreneurs and facts about the rubber industry.
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Author:
Imprint:
New York ; London : Texere, 2002.
Collation:
273 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-261) and index.
ISBN:
9781587991424 (hbk)
Dewey class:
338.476782338.476 782
Local class:
BIO GOOD
Language:
English
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BRN:
61308