A Comprehensive Summary And Analysis Of James Watt

A Comprehensive Summary and Analysis of James Watt

Andrew Carnegie's James Watt begins with the author's initial reluctance to write the biography, confessing his lack of knowledge about both the steam engine and its creator. However, a sense of obligation, recognizing his own fortune derived from the technology Watt pioneered, along with a growing fascination with the subject, led him to undertake the task. Carnegie expresses deep gratitude to his publishers for bringing the subject to his attention, and to his friends who helped him with scientific and mechanical points.

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The Adam Smith Review: Volume 9

Adam Smith’s contribution to economics is well-recognised, but in recent years scholars have been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works. The Adam Smith Review is a rigorously refereed annual review that provides a unique forum for interdisciplinary debate on all aspects of Adam Smith’s works, his place in history, and the significance of his writings to the modern world. It is aimed at facilitating debate between scholars working across the humanities and social sciences, thus emulating the reach of the Enlightenment world which Smith helped to shape. This ninth volume brings together leading scholars from across several disciplines to consider topics as diverse as Smith’s work in the context of scholars such as Immanuel Kant, Yan Fu and David Hume, Smith as the father of modern economics, and Smith’s views on education and trade. This volume also has a particular focus on Asia, and includes a section that presents articles from leading scholars from the region.