Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World. Episode 14, Steam Engines and Pin Making.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6771382 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2013Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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W. Bernard Carlson
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.
Continue your investigation of the Industrial Revolution with a look at how the invention of the steam engine allowed us to produce more goods more efficiently. Then examine the division of labor and Adam Smith's story of pin making to see how the integration of social and technical innovations caused dramatic improvements in production.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English