Table of Contents

• 1: introduction
• 1: Iron smelting
• 1: Navigation at sea
• 1: Benjamin Franklin
• 1: The steam engine
• 1: James Watt
• 1: Textiles
• 1: Canals
• 1: Farm machinery
• 1: Railroads
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Further reading
• 1: Index

About the Author

Charlie Samuels studied at the University of Oxford before beginning a career in publishing that has lasted over 20 years. He has written hundreds of articles and dozens of books for younger readers, particularly about historical, cultural and military subjects. He has also contributed to and edited many illustrated reference encyclopedias for the British and American markets. He lives in London, where his nephews and godchildren are happy to tell him how to be a better writer.