An Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870 : A Study on Technological Diffusion

PART 1: 1774-1800 -- Chapter 1. The Extent of Steam Power Diffusion in Britain, 1774-1800: A Revision -- Chapter 2. Engineering Skills and the Efficiency of Steam Engines During Watt’s Patent -- Chapter 3. The Annual Cost of Watt vs. Newcomen Engines During the Duration of Watt’s Patent and the Threshold Price of Coal -- Chapter 4. The Cost of Alternative Power Sources in the Late Eighteenth Century: A Comparative Perspective -- PART 2: 1800-1870 -- Chapter 5. The Emergence of High-ressure Cornish Engines: The Role of the Patent System and the Theory of Collective Invention -- Chapter 6. The Evolution of Cornish Duties and the Expansion of the Engineering Industry -- Chapter 7. Comparative Costs and the Diffusion of Steam and Water Power, 1800-70 -- Chapter 8. Steam Power in Transportation: Railways -- Chapter 9. Dead Ends in the History of Technology: The Case of Steam Cars -- Chapter 10. Epilogue.