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The Most Powerful Idea in the World

A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention

The Most Powerful Idea in the World( )
Author: Rosen, William
Narrated by: Prichard, Michael
ISBN:978-1-4001-6709-8
Publication Date:Jun 2010
Publisher:Tantor Media, Incorporated
Imprint:Tantor Audio
Book Format:CD-Audio
List Price:USD $24.99
Book Description:

Award-winning author William Rosen tells the story of the men responsible for the Industrial Revolution and the machine that drove it-the steam engine.

Book Details
Detailed Subjects: History / World
Science / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.3 x 7.4 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:0.2 Pounds
Author Biography
Rosen, William (Author)
William Rosen was born in California on February 12, 1955. He graduated from UCLA. Before becoming an author, he worked for nearly 25 years as an editor and publisher at Macmillan, Simon and Schuster, and the Free Press. He authored or co-authored books on education, traffic, antibiotics, and climate change. His books include Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe; The Most Powerful Idea in the World: The Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention; and The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century. He died from gastrointestinal stromal cancer on April 28, 2016 at the age of 61.

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