Scientists and swindlers consulting on coal and oil in America, 1820-1890 /

Tallennettuna:
Bibliografiset tiedot
Author / Creator: Lucier, Paul, 1962-
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen E-kirja
Kieli:English
Imprint: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2008.
Sarja:Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology
Aiheet:
Linkit:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.
Sisällysluettelo:
  • Coal
  • Geological enterprise
  • The strange case of the Albert mineral
  • The American sciences of coal
  • Mining science
  • Kerosene
  • The technological science of kerosene
  • The kerosene cases
  • Petroleum
  • The rock oil report
  • The elusive nature of oil and its markets
  • The search for oil and oil-finding experts
  • California crude
  • Americanization of science.