Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Abbreviations x
5. Note on Conventions xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Coming of Machinery 11
8. 2 The Age of Machinery 30
9. 3 Shaping an Industry 59
10. 4 The Machine-Makers 88
11. 5 Ingenious Mechanics 128
12. 6 The Social Life of the Engineer 161
13. 7 Innovating 196
14. 8 Reaching Maturity 232
15. Appendix 1: Keighley Textile Engineers 260
16. Appendix 2: Leeds Engineering Businesses Established Before 1830 270
17. Appendix 3: Estimates of Textile Machinery at Work in the United Kingdom, 1835–56 290
18. Bibliography 292
19. Index 310