The Goodyear Story An Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly |
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| Author:
| Korman, Richard I. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-893554-37-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Encounter Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Richard Korman has written a fascinating biography of an inventor, Charles Goodyear, harnessing a new technology that also provides a panoramic view of America at the onset of its industrial revolution. Drawing on newly discovered archival records, Korman tells a suspenseful story of scientific experimentation and legal struggle in creating a portrait of an eminent American whose eccentricity anticipates the trials of new economy pioneers of today.
Richard Korman has written a fascinating biography of an inventor, Charles Goodyear, harnessing a new technology that also provides a panoramic view of America at the onset of its industrial revolution. Drawing on newly discovered archival records, Korman tells a suspenseful story of scientific experimentation and legal struggle in creating a portrait of an eminent American whose eccentricity anticipates the trials of new economy pioneers of today.