Copyright 2009 by Herbert Sussman
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sussman, Herbert L.
Victorian technology : invention, innovation, and the rise of the
machine / Herbert Sussman.
p. cm. — (Victorian life and times)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-275-99169-2 (hardcopy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-
08285-6 (ebook) 1. Technology—Great Britain—History—19th century.
2. Machinery—Great Britain—History—19th century. 3. Inventions—Great
Britain—History—19th century. 4. Technological innovations—Great
Britain—History—19th century. I. Title.
T26.G7S95 2009
609.41009034—dc22
2009018904
13 12 11 10 9 1 2 3 4 5
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