How the Victorians took us to the moon the story of the 19th-century innovators who forged our future
The rich and fascinating history of the scientific revolution of the Victorian Era, leading to transformative advances in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Victorians invented the idea of the future. They saw it as an undiscovered country, one ripe for exploration and colonization. And t...
| Main Author: | Morus, Iwan Rhys, 1964- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
2022.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: Inventing the future
- Science wars
- Practical men
- Measure for measure
- Showing off
- Fueling the future
- Surveillance
- Calculating people
- Flying high.