Lives of the Engineers; Volume 3

Lives of the Engineers is a series of biographical sketches of the major figures of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, written by Samuel Smiles, a popular Victorian author and social reformer. The book covers the period from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, and profiles engineers like James Watt, George Stephenson, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel who played key roles in the technological transformation of Britain during this time.
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