Diaries of Sir Daniel Gooch
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Sir Daniel Gooch (1816-1889), inspired to become an engineer after a meeting with George Stephenson. Gooch kept voluminous diaries, and these extracts illustrate what he belived to be his most important contributions to British engineering, both designing railway locomotives and laying the first underwater transatlantic cable.
TitleThe Diaries of Sir Daniel Gooch
Author
Place of publicationStroud
PublisherNonsuch
Year of publication2006
Period19th century
Pagination236 p.
IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos
Dimensions12.5 x 20 cm
Materialbook
Class numberTA140.G6 2006
ISBN1-84588-016-1
NotesMichael Williams Collection
Geographical keywordEurope, United Kingdom
Persons keyword Daniel Gooch