A general purpose technology at work
Subtitle: the Corliss steam-engine in the late 19th century US
By: Nathan Rosenberg, Manuel Trajtenberg.
Contributors: Trajtenberg, Manuel.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- no. 8485; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 8485.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
Subjects: Corliss steam-engine.; Steam-engines -- United States -- History.; Industrialization -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Urbanization -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Industrial location -- United States -- History.; Water-power -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Technological innovations -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: "September 2001."

JEL no. N11, N61, O18, O40.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-47).

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