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An Engine of Commerce? Steam Technology and Global Maritime Trade, 1860-1910: Studies in success and failure

Dr Malcolm Cooper · Gresham College

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The rapid growth in world trade in the 19th century depended heavily on advance in maritime technology, most specifically on the increasing efficiency of the steam engine. The relationship between trade and technology was a two-way process. On the one hand, new trading opportunities stimulated technological change in ship propulsion. On the other, the same process of technological change actually created trades that would not have been economically viable in the pre-steam age.

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  1. An Engine of Commerce? Steam Technology and Global Maritime Trade, 1860-1910: Studies in success and failure 2007-10-25 · YouTube

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Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Dr Malcolm Cooper
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, History
Source
Gresham College
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