| Description |
1 online resource (36 video files (approximately 1102 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Contents |
Episode 1 Industrialization Is Good for You Episode 2 Why Was Britain First? Episode 3 The Agricultural Revolution Episode 4 Cities and Manufacturing Traditions Episode 5 The Royal Shipyards Episode 6 The Textile Industry Episode 7 Coal Mining Episode 8 Iron - Coking and Puddling Episode 9 Wedgwood and the Pottery Business Episode 10 Building Britain's Canals Episode 11 Steam Technology and the First Railways Episode 12 The Railway Revolution Episode 13 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Episode 14 The Machine-Tool Makers Episode 15 The Worker's-Eye View Episode 16 Poets, Novelists, and Factories Episode 17 How Industry Changed Politics Episode 18 Dismal Science - The Economists Episode 19 American Pioneers - Whitney and Lowell Episode 20 Steamboats and Factories in America Episode 21 Why Europe Started Late Episode 22 Bismarck, De Lesseps, and Eiffel Episode 23 John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil Episode 24 Andrew Carnegie and American Steel Episode 25 American Industrial Labor Episode 26 Anglo-American Contrasts Episode 27 Electric Shocks and Surprises Episode 28 Mass-Producing Bicycles and Cars Episode 29 Taking Flight Episode 30 Industrial Warfare, 1914 - 1918 Episode 31 Expansion and the Great Depression Episode 32 Mass Production Wins World War II Episode 33 The Information Revolution Episode 34 Asian Tigers Episode 35 Environmental Paradoxes Episode 36 The Benign Transformation. |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by The Great Courses. |
| Cast |
Patrick N. Allitt. |
| Summary |
The Great Courses partners with the Smithsonian to examine the extraordinary events and uncover the far-reaching impact of this incredible era. In 36 fascinating episodes, Professor Allitt introduces you to the inventors, businessmen, and workers responsible for transforming our lives and fueling one of the greatest periods of innovation in human history. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT14668253 |
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