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Author Branson, Susan, author.

Title Scientific Americans : invention, technology, and national identity / Susan Branson.

Publication Info. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
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Description 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: The role of science and technology in the creation of American national identity -- Domestic science : learning, observing, and promoting science as American enterprise -- Flights of imagination : air balloons and national ambitions -- Engines of change : machines drive American industry -- Grand designs : technology and urban planning -- Internal improvements : phrenology as a tool for reform -- Fair America : promoting American invention -- Conclusion: The first American century.
Summary "Scientific Americans examines the place of science and technology in American culture and the development of national identity from 1776 to 1876. Americans promoted inventions such as steam engines and civic projects such as water systems that articulated their national aspirations and pushed domestic industry to the forefront of progress"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Science -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Science -- Social aspects.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Science -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Chronological Term 1700-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Branson, Susan. Scientific Americans Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501760914 (DLC) 2021032218
ISBN 9781501760938 electronic book
1501760939 electronic book
9781501760921 electronic book
1501760920 electronic book
9781501760914 hardcover

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