Babylon Electrified (Classic Reprint): The History of an Expedition Undertaken to Restore Ancient Babylon by the Power of Electricity and How It Resulted - Couverture souple

A. Bleunard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330920805 ISBN 13 : 9781330920800

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A daring expedition to restore ancient Babylon powered by electricity and imagination, blending history with groundbreaking science.

A sweeping adventure that follows a European expedition through Mesopotamia, revealing ancient cities, coal discoveries, and the early spark of modern engineering. Guided by a bold railway of ideas, the story pairs grand travel with sharp observations on technology, empire, and progress. As characters grapple with duty, danger, and desire, the journey forges a new future built on both old ruins and new currents.

• Join explorers racing across deserts, unlocking coal deposits, and mapping a vision of power and possibility.
• Meet engineers, scientists, and a cosmopolitan cast whose choices shape the course of technology and empire.
• Experience the tension between tradition and progress as ambition meets the realities of the desert and the map.
• Follow the evolving relationship between key figures against a backdrop of political intrigue and daring invention.

Ideal for readers who enjoy historical adventure, early industrial curiosity, and stories where science and exploration illuminate the past.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330920805
• ISBN 13: 9781330920800
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 330
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