J.C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England : 1814-51

ISBN-13: 9780415382243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 184 str.

W. O. Henderson

Opis

This book was first published in 1966.

Spis treści

Introduction: Industrial Switzerland; 1. Fischer's Industrial Career; i. The craftsmen; ii. The inventor; iii. The entrepreneur; iv. The diarist; 2. J.C. Fischer's Visits to London; i. Metalworkers and Engineers; ii. Public institutions; iii. The great exhibition; 3. Fischer in the Manufacturing districts; Introduction; i. The textile manufacturers; ii. A visit to Etruria; iii. The Manchester engineers; iv. The steelmakers and cutlers of Sheffield; v. The ironmasters and engineers of the midlands; vi. A visit to Liverpool; 4. The rise of the Firm of Georg Fischer; i. Georg Fischer II and his fittings; ii. Georg Fischer II: steel castings and electric furnaces

O autorze

W.O. Henderson