E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten
Leggett Shaping the Royal Navy
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1187-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
Technology, authority and naval architecture, c.1830–1906
E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1187-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
Provides a new understanding of the Victorian engineering professions, and their rise within the British government and Royal Navy
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Introduction
1. Authority, judgement and the sailor-designer
2. Steam and the management of naval architecture
3. Iron experiments and guaranteeing naval power
4. The Captain catastrophe and the politics of authority
5. A scientific problem of the highest order
6. The politics of management and design
7. Re-engineering naval power
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index