| Description |
xv, 398 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Assembling the machine, 1840-1876 -- Engines of expansion and extraction: the politics of development -- Acquiring technology: insider innovation -- Patent problems: inventors and the market for technology -- pt. 2. Running the machine, 1876-1904 -- Patent remedies: politics, jurisprudence, and procedure -- Mastering technology, channeling change -- Standardizing steel rails: engineered innovation -- Engineering enshrined -- pt. 3. Friction in the machine, 1904-1920 -- Reluctant innovators: the annoying allure of automatic train control -- Limits of engineering: rate regulation and the course of innovation -- Epilogue: the enduring challenge of innovation. |
| Subject(s) |
Railroads -- History.
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Railroads -- Technological innovations.
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