Engineering in American Society: 1850-1875 - Paperback

by Raymond H. Merritt (Author)

Technology, which has significantly changed Western man's way of life over the past century, exerted a powerful influence on American society during the third quarter of the nineteenth century. In this study Raymond H. Merritt focuses on the engineering profession, in order to describe not only the vital role that engineers played in producing a technological society but also to note the changes they helped to bring about in American education, industry, professional status, world perspectives,

Author Biography

Raymond H. Merritt is assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.