Ascent of Man: A Personal View by J. Bronowski, No. 8 --The Drive for Power (Part 2)

Year Published: 1974

Complete Record: Covers the subject of water as “the engineer's element,” the ingeniousness of French mechanics (which turned to toys), the careers of Ben Franklin and John Wedgewood, and the seldom-thought-of small benefits and large problems attendant on various kinds of revolution.