Design, Technology and Communication in the British Empire, 1830û1914

This book is an innovative, interdisciplinary study of the nature of design as a form of communication within and across Britain and its empire in the long nineteenth century. In this period, Britain had developed from the worldÆs first industrial nation into the æWorkshop of the WorldÆ but how were technological innovations translated and communicated across the imperial territories? How were designs turned into reality? This book explores these themes, incorporating archival case study technologies such as trains, sugar manufacture and agricultural technologies. Using a four-part framework we firstly examine the identification of innovation opportunities and how these translated to engineering specifications. The realization of conceptual designs through collaboration and their subsequent manufacture and distribution as finished products are then reviewed. Using the authorsÆ expertise in the fields of historical and design engineering, this study contributes real-world case studies to design theory.

• | Author: Annie Tindley, Andrew Wodehouse
• | Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• | Publication Date: Dec 16, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 142 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1137597976
• | ISBN-13: 9781137597977