Structures of Change in the Mechanical Age : Technological Innovation in the United States, 1790-1865.
Thomson, Ross.
Structures of Change in the Mechanical Age : Technological Innovation in the United States, 1790-1865. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (449 pages) - Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series . - Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Structure and Change -- PART I: MULTIPLE PATHS OF INNOVATION -- 2 Paths of Initial Mechanization, 1790-1835 -- 3 Ongoing Mechanization, 1836-1865 -- 4 Contours of Innovation -- PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL CENTERS -- 5 Machinists as a Technological Center -- 6 Science, Mechanicians, and Invention -- 7 The Patent System and the Inventive Community -- PART III: INTERLINKING INNOVATIONS -- 8 The Social Basis of Innovation -- 9 Technological Leadership -- 10 Fruition -- 11 The First Innovation System -- Appendix: Selected Primary Sources and Data Sets -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Thomson's impressive study of the infrastructure that fueled and supported the young country's economic and industrial successes will interest students of economic, technological, and business history.
9780801896620
Technological innovations-United States-History-18th century.
Technological innovations-United States-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
T173.8 .T498 2009
609.73/09033
Structures of Change in the Mechanical Age : Technological Innovation in the United States, 1790-1865. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (449 pages) - Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series . - Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Structure and Change -- PART I: MULTIPLE PATHS OF INNOVATION -- 2 Paths of Initial Mechanization, 1790-1835 -- 3 Ongoing Mechanization, 1836-1865 -- 4 Contours of Innovation -- PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL CENTERS -- 5 Machinists as a Technological Center -- 6 Science, Mechanicians, and Invention -- 7 The Patent System and the Inventive Community -- PART III: INTERLINKING INNOVATIONS -- 8 The Social Basis of Innovation -- 9 Technological Leadership -- 10 Fruition -- 11 The First Innovation System -- Appendix: Selected Primary Sources and Data Sets -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Thomson's impressive study of the infrastructure that fueled and supported the young country's economic and industrial successes will interest students of economic, technological, and business history.
9780801896620
Technological innovations-United States-History-18th century.
Technological innovations-United States-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
T173.8 .T498 2009
609.73/09033