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Brown & Sharpe and the Measure of American Industry: Making the Precision Machine Tools That Enabled Manufacturing, 1833-2001
Gerald M. Carbone
Brown & Sharpe and the Measure of American Industry: Making the Precision Machine Tools That Enabled Manufacturing, 1833-2001
Gerald M. Carbone
The history of Brown & Sharpe turns out to be not only an important technological and economic story, but also a fascinating human story. Gerald Carbone's history of Brown & Sharpe tells the story of the company, bringing people to life, putting them into the context of Rhode Island's and the nation's history, and the history of technology and the political economy of the United States.
167 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 18, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781476669212 |
Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 15 mm · 490 g |
Language | English |