Industry and Innovation: The Technological Revolution in the Lea Valley (Lea Valley Series)

Industry and Innovation: The Technological Revolution in the Lea Valley (Lea Valley Series)

Jim Lewis
$15.00
Publication Date: January 1st, 2010
Publisher:
Libri Publishing
ISBN:
9781907471025
Pages:
112

Description

This investigation looks at the wealth of inventions that sprang from the Lea Valley and the growth of many major businesses in the region. Among the many colorful stories and characters are Charles Babbage, the Victorian “inventor of the computer,” the electric light bulbs produced at the Ediswan factory, the world-famous Gestetner copying machines, and the opening of the first Thermos manufacturing facility that opened in Tottenham in 1908.

About the Author

Jim Lewis is a consultant to Terry Farrell & Partners on the historical development of London’s Lea Valley and a tutor at the Workers’ Educational Association teaching industrial history. He is the author of London’s Lea Valley: Britain’s Best Kept Secret and London’s Lea Valley: More Secrets Revealed.

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