The Weir Group: The History of a Scottish Engineering Legend 1872-2008

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In 1871 two brothers, George and James Weir, founded the engineering firm of G. & J. Weir, one of a booming range of industry on the west coast of Scotland. At their Cathcart works in Glasgow the Weirs produced their own groundbreaking inventions, all crucial to the development of steam ships at that time. Today, 130 turbulent years later, the Weir Group is almost the last of those once-flourishing companies still to retain its independence and its...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1861978863

ISBN13:9781861978868

Release Date:January 2007

Publisher:Profile Books(GB)

Length:254 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.6" x 8.5"

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