The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
"The first edition has long been a classic in the field...In 1969, Landes undertook the heroic task of surveying modern technological history.  This path-breaking work asked the right questions, and provided insightful and balanced answers.  It still repays reading by scholars of technological and economic history."   Rick Szostak, The International History Review"An unbeatable introduction to the economic history of the industrial and technologiocal revolutions in Western Europe."   Military Review