WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN - The Experimental Engineer by Richard Byro

摘要

This is a remarkable book that fills a most important gap in our knowledge of William Fairbairn (1789-1874), one of the most knowledgeable and progressive engineering practitioners of the 19th century. SLS member, Richard Byrom, has researched the history of the Fairbairn family, and its engineering works in the Ancoats part of Manchester, for many years and is to be congratulated on a very comprehensive text, accompanied by several appendices. The book has the style of an academic thesis, being comprehensively referenced, and incorporating the statements and arguments of many previous authors.