Le choix de la revolution industrielle: Les enterprises de Marc Seguin et ses freres (1815-1835)

摘要

Michel Cotte focuses on three entrepreneurial endeavors of the five Seguin brothers over a twenty-year period: suspension bridges (chapters 6-9), steamboats (chapters 10-15), and the first major railroad in France, from Saint-Etienne to Lyon (chapters 16-22). Chapters 1-5 introduce the contextual background of the Rhone region and chapter 23 examines Marc Seguin's scientific work. Based on extensive research, especially the rich archives of the Seguin family and businesses in the department of the Ar-deche, Cotte includes an analysis of family dynamics and tensions among the brothers Marc (1786-1875), Camille (1793-1852), Jules (1796-1868), Paul (1797-1875), and Charles (1798-1856). Cotte's 1,142-page doctoral dissertation focused on the same topic: "Innovation et transfert de technologies, le cas des entreprises de Marc Seguin (France 1815-1835)" (1995).