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Book Title: Most Powerful Idea in the World : a Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2012
Topic: Intellectual Property / General, Creative Ability, Europe / Great Britain / General, Modern / General, History, Industrial Technology
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, Technology & Engineering, Science, Psychology, History
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Author: William Rosen
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
