Author: Brian Cowlishaw
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476683050
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Many of the best-known British authors of the 1800s were fascinated by the science and technology of their era. Dickens included spontaneous human combustion and "mesmerism" (hyptnotism) in his plots. Mary Shelley created the immortal Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature. H.G. Wells imagined the Time Machine, the Invisible Man, and invaders from Mars. Percy Shelley was as infamous at Oxford for his smelly experiments and for his atheism. This book of essays explores representations of technology in the work of various nineteenth-century British authors. Essays cluster around two important areas of innovation-- transportation and medicine. Each essay contributor accessibly maps out the places where art and science meet, detailing how these authors both affected and reflected the technological revolutions of their time.
Author: Lawrence Saunders
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Author: Philip Hensher
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781447221692
Category : Penmanship
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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When Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. But does it really matter that typing and texting have largely taken the place of passionate love letters, secret diary entries and postcards home? From the crucial role of handwriting in a child's development, to the novels of Dickens and Proust - and whether a person's writing really reveals their true personality - The Missing Ink goes in search of the stories and characters that have shaped our handwriting, and how it in turn has shaped us.
Author: United States. Patent Office
Publisher:
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Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 1846
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Author: USA Patent Office
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2182
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Author: Canada. Patent Office
Publisher:
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
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Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 902
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Author: American Railway Engineering Association
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Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
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List of members in v. 1-10.
Author: American Railway Engineering Association
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1494
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List of members in v. 1-