　本書はL. T. C. ROLTの "VICTORIAN ENGINEERING - A fascinating story of INVENTION and ACHIEVEMENT -"(1970)の翻訳本です。
　イギリスのヴィクトリア女王時代に、鉄道、鉄とガラスで形作られた建築物、船舶、上下水道、農業用機械、電気など様々な技術的な飛躍のあるものが生まれました。そして本書では例えば土木を学ぶ人に関係の深い上下水道やケーソン工法がどのようにして生まれたかの解説のように、建築、機械、電気、農業などの他の工学分野を学ぶ人たちにとっても興味深い様々な成果をその歴史とともに紹介しています。
　本書を通じて技術史の面白さ楽しさを多くの人に味わってもらえたらと思います。

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Mark Chisholm

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History has become a popular TV and coffee table book subject over the last few years and often done well. However, often I'm left feeling I need to know a little more and therefore I look for additional books on the subject. This appealed because it focus' on possible Britain's greatest ever period, the Victorian one.

Not sure exactly when this book was written but late 60's or early 70's. The author therefore comes from an era when readers where understood to be intelligent human beings with the capacity to think and to understand information and opinion without resorting to gimmicks. This is not a 'pop' history book.

Nor is it a heavy unreadable one. It is written for those who have an attention span greater than the life of a soap bubble and who can read and digest a book minus large amounts of pictures. There is a wealth of information and reasoned opinion from a man who has clearly done his research well. It's probably the best book covering engineering of this period that I've read and a must for those who find the subject of the huge engineering changes exacted over the Victorian period interesting.

Overall, a brilliant book.

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Alexander T. Gafford

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To my knowledge there is no other short single volume that covers the ground of this book. It ties togther the strands of railway engineering, steam power, ship development, metallurgy, civil works, manufacture, gas distribution, and electrification. Rolt wrote extensively on specific topics and persons in this era and this pulls many different strands into a coherent whole. Description is given of what was done, how things were done, who did things and what impact they had on the society as a whole including art and literature. There is a story arc which Rolt draws that you may or may not find persuasive but make the book more than an encyclopedia.

Clearly this book is of interest to engineers with historical sensibility but also could be read with benefit by anyone with a broad interest in the era. For example, if I were to write a novel set in the Victorian era, I would certainly want the level of understanding to be gained here. There are 76 photographic black and white photo illustrations which is shockingly generous for a paperback of less than 300 pages. On the other hand there is not a single sketch illustration of any kind. If you don't quite know what a bow string girder is you won't find it here. If you are uncertain about the details of British geography, you won't find any help on that either. In fact I would love to see a new edition of this text with those shortcomings recitified. Anyone hunting for an editor?

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This is a Christmas gift for a friend - I hope he likes it

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In "Victorian Engineering" LTC Rolt provides a wonderfully readable history of the industrial revolution in Britain from the perspective of the magnificent engineering triumphs achieved. The book celebrates the well-know greats of engineering, but also many others we should know more about. Mr Rolt also comments on the decline of Britain's leadership of the field of engineering - putting this down to snobbery and a lack of vision. As the title suggests, the book focusses on the Victorian era and only gives limited coverage of earlier developments (with the exception of James Watt). Mr Rolt's prose is elegant, fresh and energetic and this is a great read. This book was published nearly 40 years ago and remains compelling reading for anyone interested in the subject.

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