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Awarded the Dexter Prize for Best Book in the History of Technology "This truly outstanding book will become required reading in the history of technology. The story of steel is important in its own right, and Thomas Misa writes with remarkable clarity and succinctness... The emphasis upon... read more

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Early in the morning of 28 April 1869, eight Irish track layers-Michael Shay, Patrick Joyce, Michael Kennedy, Thomas Dailey, George Wyatt, Michael Sullivan, Edward Kieleen, and Fred McNamara-faced a full day's work, and then some.

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  1. Thomas J. Misa (Author)
 

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