The Glass Bathyscaphe: How Glass Changed the World

Martin, Gerry and MacFarlane, Alan

ISBN 10: 1861973942 / ISBN 13: 9781861973948

Edité par Profile Books, 2003

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Synopsis :

'Glass is one of the greatest accidents in the history of humankind.' - this is the first full story of its development and the effects it had on every aspect of culture from astronomy and navigation to the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution.

À propos des auteurs: Gerry Martin is an industrialist who has made the history of glass technology his hobby.

Alan Macfarlane is Professor of Anthropology at Cambridge. He has often visited and taught in Japan.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Glass Bathyscaphe: How Glass Changed the...
Éditeur : Profile Books
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Used; Very Good