Should-Read: Harry Kitsikopoulos: The 18th Century Age of Steam: “Using a large amount of data on fuel consumption rates… concludes that in an era of practical tinkerers… …British engineers did get better through a classic process of ‘learning-by-doing’, but… only… after an initial stage of adjustment…. The author notes that Britain was a very unlikely … Continue reading Should-Read: Harry Kitsikopoulos: The 18th Century Age of Steam