PublishedAnthem Press, September 2016 |
ISBN9781783085446 |
FormatHardcover, 230 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm × 2.6cm |
In the early nineteenth century, Henry Maudslay, an engineer from a humble background, opened a factory in Westminster Bridge Road, a stone's throw from the Thames. His workshop became in its day the equivalent of Google and Apple combined, attracting the country's best in engineering talent. Their story of innovation and ambition tells how precision engineering made the industrial revolution possible, helping Great Britain become the workshop of the world.
