Scientific Americans : invention, technology, and national identity /
Branson, Susan,
Scientific Americans : invention, technology, and national identity / Susan Branson. - 1 online resource : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : The Role of Science and Technology in the Creation of American National Identity -- Domestic Science : Learning, Observing, and Promoting Science as American Enterprise -- Flights of Imagination : Air Balloons and National Ambitions -- Engines of Change : Machines Drive American Industry -- Grand Designs : Technology and Urban Planning -- Internal Improvements : Phrenology as a Tool for Reform -- Fair America : Promoting American Invention -- Conclusion : The First American Century.
"Scientific Americans examines the place of science and technology in American culture and the development of national identity from 1776 to 1876. Americans promoted inventions such as steam engines and civic projects such as water systems that articulated their national aspirations and pushed domestic industry to the forefront of progress"--
9781501760938 9781501760921
2021032219
Science--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Technology--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Science--Social aspects--History--United States--18th century.
Technology--Social aspects--History--United States--18th century.
Electronic Books.
Q175 / .S354 2021
Scientific Americans : invention, technology, and national identity / Susan Branson. - 1 online resource : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : The Role of Science and Technology in the Creation of American National Identity -- Domestic Science : Learning, Observing, and Promoting Science as American Enterprise -- Flights of Imagination : Air Balloons and National Ambitions -- Engines of Change : Machines Drive American Industry -- Grand Designs : Technology and Urban Planning -- Internal Improvements : Phrenology as a Tool for Reform -- Fair America : Promoting American Invention -- Conclusion : The First American Century.
"Scientific Americans examines the place of science and technology in American culture and the development of national identity from 1776 to 1876. Americans promoted inventions such as steam engines and civic projects such as water systems that articulated their national aspirations and pushed domestic industry to the forefront of progress"--
9781501760938 9781501760921
2021032219
Science--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Technology--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Science--Social aspects--History--United States--18th century.
Technology--Social aspects--History--United States--18th century.
Electronic Books.
Q175 / .S354 2021