Showing Seven Wonders of the Industrial World by Deborah Cadbury

Paperback. Pub Date :2004-07-05 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins UK The nineteenth century saw the creation of some of the worlds most incredible feats of engineering Deborah Cadbury explores the history behind the epic monuments that spanned the industrial revolution from Brunels extraordinary Great Eastern. the Titanic of its day that joined the two ends of the empire. to the Panama Canal. that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans half a century later.Seven Wonders of the Industrial World recreates the stories of the most brilliant pioneers of the industrial age. their burning ambitions and extravagant dreams. their passions and rivalries as great minds clashed. These were men such as Arthur Powell-Davis. the engineer behind the Hoover Dam. who dreamed of creating the largest dam in the world . by diverting the entire Colorado river. one of the worl...