Essays in Industry and Technology in the Eighteenth Century : England and France

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Essays in Industry and Technology in the Eighteenth CenturyEngland and France\nAuthor(s): John Harris\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Variorum\nISBN-13: 9780860783152, 978-0860783152\nSynopsis\nThis collection of essays is devoted to the industrial history of England and France in the 18th century and concentrates in particular on transfers of technology between them. There are specific studies of technical transfer in the steel, glass and hardware industries, and on the place of the skills of the workmen in the diffusion of technology. Industrial espionage, too, early had its place, and one essay investigates why it was resorted to and how it was carried out. In the new introductory chapter, John Harris surveys the rise of a new range of technologies in England, based on dramatic increase in the use of coal, and emphasises that this was basic to British industrial leadership and a main reason for her expertise being desired abroad. The