Title Scientific Americans : invention, technology, and national identity / Susan Branson.

Publication Info.	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
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Description	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction : The Role of Science and Technology in the Creation of American National Identity -- Domestic Science : Learning, Observing, and Promoting Science as American Enterprise -- Flights of Imagination : Air Balloons and National Ambitions -- Engines of Change : Machines Drive American Industry -- Grand Designs : Technology and Urban Planning -- Internal Improvements : Phrenology as a Tool for Reform -- Fair America : Promoting American Invention -- Conclusion : The First American Century.
Summary	"Scientific Americans examines the place of science and technology in American culture and the development of national identity from 1776 to 1876. Americans promoted inventions such as steam engines and civic projects such as water systems that articulated their national aspirations and pushed domestic industry to the forefront of progress"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject	Science -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	Science -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
	Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
	HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
	Science -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01108360
	Technology -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01145202
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1700-1899
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Branson, Susan. Scientific Americans Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501760914 (DLC) 2021032218
ISBN	9781501760938 electronic book
	1501760939 electronic book
	9781501760921 electronic book
	1501760920 electronic book
	9781501760914 hardcover

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