W. O. Henderson

J.C. Fischer and his Diary of Industrial England

1814-51

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book was first published in 1966. It was surprising that so small and so remote a country as Switzerland should have played such an important part in the industrial revolution on the Continent in the nineteenth century. A lack of natural resources and basic raw materials and population of 1,687,000 in 1817, faraway trade ports, and until 1848 no real central government with the administrative structure to support expansion of manufacturers. However, the people were hardworking, thrifty and high standards of workmanship; and had good relations with France and Germany, which saw the watchmakers, silkweavers and chocolate crafters start to thrive. Johann Conrad Fischer was typical of the entrepreneurs who laid the foundations of Switzerland's prosperity with his steelworks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9781138879843
• ISBN-10: 1138879843
• Artikelnr.: 42833679

Autorenporträt

W.O. Henderson

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Industrial Switzerland
1. Fischer's Industrial Career
i. The craftsmen
ii. The inventor
iii. The entrepreneur
iv. The diarist
2. J.C. Fischer's Visits to London
i. Metalworkers and Engineers
ii. Public institutions
iii. The great exhibition
3. Fischer in the Manufacturing districts
Introduction
i. The textile manufacturers
ii. A visit to Etruria
iii. The Manchester engineers
iv. The steelmakers and cutlers of Sheffield
v. The ironmasters and engineers of the midlands
vi. A visit to Liverpool
4. The rise of the Firm of Georg Fischer
i. Georg Fischer II and his fittings
ii. Georg Fischer II: steel castings and electric furnaces