Creating the twentieth century : technical innovations of 1867-1914 and their lasting impact / Vaclav Smil.

The two pre-World War I generations encompassed the greatest innovative period in history. Technical inventions of 1867-1914 & their rapid improvement & commercialisation created new prime movers, materials, infrastructures & information means that provided the lasting foundations of the...

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Main Author: Smil, Vaclav
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Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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