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What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: War Machine

Synopsis
Dan Cruickshank discovers how the Industrial Revolution created modern warfare. He looks at inventions such as The Turtle, the first submarine used in conflict; the interchangeable Baker rifle; Congreve’s rockets, which were the first self-propelled rockets ever used by the British and finally considers the pulley-block, which was indispensable to the success of the British navy and which led to pioneering methods of mass production.
Series
What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Availability
Out of distribution
Subjects
History; Science; Technology
Keywords
history of technology; Industrial Revolution; inventions; science; war

Credits

Contributor
Dan Cruickshank

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
PAL
Price
£24.99
Availability
Sale
Year
2012

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Open University

Distributor

Name

Canny Store

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Phone
01789 207440
Address
The Mansley Centre
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