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Noble obsession : Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the race to unlock the greatest industrial secret of the nineteenth century

Slack, Charles2002
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This is the story of a scientific breakthrough that changed the course of history and contributed significantly to the Industrial Revolution. Focusing on two men, it is filled with villains, entrepreneurs and facts about the rubber industry.
Main title:
Noble obsession : Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the race to unlock the greatest industrial secret of the nineteenth century / Charles Slack.
Author:
Slack, Charles
Work:
Noble obsession : Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the race to unlock the greatest industrial secret of the nineteenth century
Imprint:
New York ; London : Texere, 2002.
Collation:
273 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-261) and index.
ISBN:
9781587991424 (hbk)
Dewey class:
338.47678209034338.476782338.476782SL(000)
Local class:
338.476782Sl(000)
Language:
English
Subject:
Goodyear, CharlesHancock, ThomasBusinessmen -- History -- 19th centuryRubber industry and trade -- History -- 19th century
BRN:
950989
Bookmark link:
https://manchester.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=950989
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