The Resource Progressive enlightenment : the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820, Leslie Tomory
Progressive enlightenment : the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820, Leslie Tomory
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- Summary
- An argument that the gas industry was the first integrated large-scale technological network and that it signaled a new wave of industrial innovation.In Progressive Enlightenment, Leslie Tomory examines the origins of the gaslight industry, from invention to consolidation as a large integrated urban network. Tomory argues that gas was the first integrated large-scale technological network, a designation usually given to the railways. He shows how the first gas network was constructed and stabilized through the introduction of new management structures, the use of technical controls, and the application of means to constrain the behavior of the users of gas lighting.Tomory begins by describing the contributions of pneumatic chemistry and industrial distillation to the development of gas lighting, then explores the bifurcation between the Continental and British traditions in distillation technology. He examines the establishment and consolidation of the new industry by the Birmingham firm Boulton & Watt, and describes the deployment of the network strategy by the entrepreneur Frederick Winsor. Tomory argues that the gas industry represented a new wave of technological innovation in industry because of its dependence on formal scientific research, its need for large amounts of capital, and its reliance on business organization beyond small firms and partnerships--all of which signaled a departure from the artisanal nature and limited deployment of inventions earlier in the Industrial Revolution. Gas lighting was the first important realization of the Enlightenment dream of science in the service of industry
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 348 pages).
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The roots of gas lighting
- Gas lighting and pneumatic chemistry
- Industrial distillation
- A question of scale
- Boulton & Watt
- Building a network
- Frederick Winsor and the national light and heat company
- The gas light and coke company
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780262301244
- Label
- Progressive enlightenment : the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820
- Title
- Progressive enlightenment
- Title remainder
- the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820
- Statement of responsibility
- Leslie Tomory
- Subject
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- Distillation -- Research -- Europe -- History
- Electronic books
- Europe
- Gas light fixtures industry
- Gas light fixtures industry -- Great Britain -- History
- Gas-lighting
- Gas-lighting -- Great Britain -- History
- Gasbeleuchtung
- Gasbeleuchtung
- Gasbelysning -- Historia -- Storbritannien
- Gaswirtschaft
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Großbritannien
- HISTORY -- Europe | Great Britain
- History
- Industrial revolution
- Industrial revolution -- Europe
- Industriella revolutionen
- James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)
- James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries | Service
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An argument that the gas industry was the first integrated large-scale technological network and that it signaled a new wave of industrial innovation.In Progressive Enlightenment, Leslie Tomory examines the origins of the gaslight industry, from invention to consolidation as a large integrated urban network. Tomory argues that gas was the first integrated large-scale technological network, a designation usually given to the railways. He shows how the first gas network was constructed and stabilized through the introduction of new management structures, the use of technical controls, and the application of means to constrain the behavior of the users of gas lighting.Tomory begins by describing the contributions of pneumatic chemistry and industrial distillation to the development of gas lighting, then explores the bifurcation between the Continental and British traditions in distillation technology. He examines the establishment and consolidation of the new industry by the Birmingham firm Boulton & Watt, and describes the deployment of the network strategy by the entrepreneur Frederick Winsor. Tomory argues that the gas industry represented a new wave of technological innovation in industry because of its dependence on formal scientific research, its need for large amounts of capital, and its reliance on business organization beyond small firms and partnerships--all of which signaled a departure from the artisanal nature and limited deployment of inventions earlier in the Industrial Revolution. Gas lighting was the first important realization of the Enlightenment dream of science in the service of industry
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tomory, Leslie
- Dewey number
- 338.4/79621324094109033
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TP733.G6
- LC item number
- .T66 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)
- Gas-lighting
- Gas light fixtures industry
- Distillation
- Industrial revolution
- James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- HISTORY
- Gas light fixtures industry
- Gas-lighting
- Industrial revolution
- Europe
- Great Britain
- Gasbeleuchtung
- Großbritannien
- Gasbeleuchtung
- Gaswirtschaft
- Großbritannien
- Industriella revolutionen
- Gasbelysning
- Label
- Progressive enlightenment : the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820, Leslie Tomory
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The roots of gas lighting -- Gas lighting and pneumatic chemistry -- Industrial distillation -- A question of scale -- Boulton & Watt -- Building a network -- Frederick Winsor and the national light and heat company -- The gas light and coke company -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 778565980
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 348 pages).
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780262301244
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other control number
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- 9786613594440
- 40020695863
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 359444
- 22573/ctt5mxx0r
- 8559
- 9780262301244
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778565980
- Label
- Progressive enlightenment : the origins of the gaslight industry, 1780-1820, Leslie Tomory
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The roots of gas lighting -- Gas lighting and pneumatic chemistry -- Industrial distillation -- A question of scale -- Boulton & Watt -- Building a network -- Frederick Winsor and the national light and heat company -- The gas light and coke company -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 778565980
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 348 pages).
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780262301244
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
-
- 9786613594440
- 40020695863
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 359444
- 22573/ctt5mxx0r
- 8559
- 9780262301244
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)778565980
Subject
- Distillation -- Research -- Europe -- History
- Electronic books
- Europe
- Gas light fixtures industry
- Gas light fixtures industry -- Great Britain -- History
- Gas-lighting
- Gas-lighting -- Great Britain -- History
- Gasbeleuchtung
- Gasbeleuchtung
- Gasbelysning -- Historia -- Storbritannien
- Gaswirtschaft
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Großbritannien
- HISTORY -- Europe | Great Britain
- History
- Industrial revolution
- Industrial revolution -- Europe
- Industriella revolutionen
- James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)
- James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England)
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries | Service
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