Reviews for Victorian Engineering: A Fascinating Story of Invention and Achievement

The average rating for Victorian Engineering: A Fascinating Story of Invention and Achievement based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-07-16 00:00:00 Jamie Sigrist Some good facts but ugh

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-30 00:00:00 Joshua Lovi An interesting overview of the engineering progress made during the 19th century - indeed, "Nineteenth Century Engineering" might have been a more appropriate title, as there is a fair bit pre-Victoria here. The big names and big engineering are covered, as are the less obvious (to me at least) ideas and concepts which helped Britain make such rapid progress and, for a time, lead the world. As with all of Rolt's books, there is a campaigning undertone, but it doesn't significantly impact on the job of historian that he should have restricted himself to in such volumes.