Rosenberg, Nathan; Trajtenberg, Manuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
The steam engine is widely regarded as the icon of the Industrial Revolution and a prime example of a ‘General Purpose … innovative design in steam power, the Corliss engine, played in the intertwined processes of industrialization and urbanization … restricted the location of manufacturing just to areas with propitious topography and climate. Steam engines offered the …