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5. Second Industrial Revolution

Authors : Ce Zhang, Jianming Yang

Published in: A History of Mechanical Engineering

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

During the second half of the 19th century, the world entered an entirely new era. A series of unprecedented industrial achievements, such as electric power, steel, automobile and aircraft, brought tremendous changes to the industry structure, and also greatly improved the living standard of people.

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Metadata
Title
Second Industrial Revolution
Authors
Ce Zhang
Jianming Yang
Copyright Year
2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
A History of Mechanical Engineering

Print ISBN: 978-981-15-0832-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-0833-2

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0833-2_5

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