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- Title The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention
- Author William Rosen
- Binding Paperback
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- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
- Date 2012-03-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780226726342 / 0226726347
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Technological innovations - Economic aspects, Intellectual property - Economic aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011029743
- Dewey Decimal Code 909.81
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