Waterpower in Lowell : Engineering and Industry in Nineteenth-century America.
Malone, Patrick M.
Waterpower in Lowell : Engineering and Industry in Nineteenth-century America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (269 pages) - Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology Series . - Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Harnessing the Merrimack River -- 2 Building a City at the Falls, 1821-1836 -- 3 Expanding the Waterpower, 1836-1847 -- 4 Testing the Waters: Scientific Engineering in Lowell -- 5 Protecting the People and the Profits, 1847-1865 -- 6 Controlling the System, 1865-1885 -- Postscript -- Notes -- Suggested Further Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z.
Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history.
9780801897351
Water-power-Massachusetts-Lowell-History-19th century.
Hydraulic engineering-Massachusetts-Lowell-History-19th century.
Industries-Massachusetts-Lowell-History-19th century.
Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.)-Power utilization-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
TC425.M4 M35 2009
621.209744/409034
Waterpower in Lowell : Engineering and Industry in Nineteenth-century America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (269 pages) - Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology Series . - Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Harnessing the Merrimack River -- 2 Building a City at the Falls, 1821-1836 -- 3 Expanding the Waterpower, 1836-1847 -- 4 Testing the Waters: Scientific Engineering in Lowell -- 5 Protecting the People and the Profits, 1847-1865 -- 6 Controlling the System, 1865-1885 -- Postscript -- Notes -- Suggested Further Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z.
Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history.
9780801897351
Water-power-Massachusetts-Lowell-History-19th century.
Hydraulic engineering-Massachusetts-Lowell-History-19th century.
Industries-Massachusetts-Lowell-History-19th century.
Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.)-Power utilization-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
TC425.M4 M35 2009
621.209744/409034