Summary
Britain’s favourite steeplejack and industrial enthusiast, the late Fred Dibnah, takes us back to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. He reveals how the steam engine provided the first practical means of generating power from heat to augment the old sources of power (from muscle, wind and water) and provided the main source of power for the Industrial Revolution.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780563493952 |
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| ISBN-10: | 056349395X |
| Author: | David Hall, Fred Dibnah |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
“Fred Dibnah’s Age of Steam was reviewed by the Good Book Guide (1 July) who called it “A loving testimony to a seemingly lost era of beautiful machines and elegant engineering”.”
About The Author
David Hall
David Hall is one of Britain’s bestselling non-fiction writers. The biographer of Fred Dibnah, he was also Fred’s TV producer for many years, as well as a close personal friend, and has published a number of books celebrating Fred’s life and interests.
David’s 30 years producing and directing network television programmes include a number of years at both Yorkshire Television and the BBC, as well as making landmark documentaries for Channel 4 and the History Channel.
A lifelong Manchester United fan, one of his books chronicles life in Manchester in the aftermath of the deaths of the Busby Babes in the Munich air disaster.
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