Book review: 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World' by William Rosen
The Most Powerful Idea in the World A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen Random House: 372 pp., $28 A young Steampunk's dream, William Rosen's "The Most Powerful Idea in the World"...
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