The Hancocks of Marlborough :: rubber, art and the industrial revolution : a family of inventive genius /

This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. But as research progressed, it was clear that Thomas and his five brothers, the Hancock...

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1. Verfasser: Loadman, John
Weitere Verfasser: James, Francis
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. But as research progressed, it was clear that Thomas and his five brothers, the Hancocks of Marlborough, together constituted a unique family which made a tremendous yet virtually unknown contribution to nineteenth-century science and art. Walter designed and ranthe first steam carriages to carry passengers on the common roads of England and so began the age of mechanized transport. T.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 274 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199573557
9780199573554
9780191574412
0191574414
1282346733
9781282346734
9786612346736
6612346736
0191580414
9780191580413

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