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Fresh because of its innovative approach to the history of DuPont... Stimulating book.
The reader who is well versed in the field will... gain insight into the significant contributions made by chemical engineers and into the interaction between technological developments and broad social, cultural, and political changes.
Nylon and Bombs will no doubt be put to great use in the emerging field of engineering studies.
A very important book that ought to be read by all chemical engineers who seek a broad understanding of the history of their profession.
Ndiaye makes a worthwhile contribution to the literature and opens up many questions with which specialists will want to engage.
A major contribution to both the history of technology and business history. It contributes to our understanding of the development of the professional, managerial class, one of the key aspects of the emergence of the middle class in twentieth-century America. A highly original work.
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Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
6
x 9
Pages
304
ISBN
9780801884443
Illustration Description
8 halftones, 11 line drawings
Table of Contents
Translator's Note
Introduction
1. DuPont and the Rise of Chemical Engineering
2. From Ammonia to Nylon: Technologies and Careers
3. Culture and Politics at DuPont before World War II
4. The Forgotten
Translator's Note
Introduction
1. DuPont and the Rise of Chemical Engineering
2. From Ammonia to Nylon: Technologies and Careers
3. Culture and Politics at DuPont before World War II
4. The Forgotten Engineers of the Bomb
5. The Heyday and Decline of Chemical Engineering
Conclusion
Notes
Essay on Sources and Historiography
Index
