Jean-Antoine Chaptal and the Cultural Roots of French Industrialization

Horn and Jacob examine the vision of Jean-Antoine Chaptal, who played a major role in the creation of a host of new institutions that laid the foundation for a uniquely French approach to industrial development.

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Published inTechnology and culture Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 671 - 698
Main Authors Horn, Jeff, Jacob, Margaret C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins University Press 01.10.1998
Wayne State University Press
Subjects
18th century
19th century
Bureaucracy
Bureaucrats
Chaptal, Jean-Antoine-Claude
Commerce
Culture
Education
Engineers
Entrepreneurs
France
French language
General history of technology
History
History of science and technology
Industrial development
Industrial engineering
Industrial history
Industrialization
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
Machinery
Manufacturing industries
Meritocracy
Professional workers
Savants
Science
Technological change
Technological innovation
Technology
Vitalism
Vocational education
Century 18
France
Industrial development
Scientific development
Industrialization
Technology
Chaptal (J. A.)
Ideology
Applied science
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Summary:Horn and Jacob examine the vision of Jean-Antoine Chaptal, who played a major role in the creation of a host of new institutions that laid the foundation for a uniquely French approach to industrial development.
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ISSN:0040-165X
1097-3729
1097-3729
DOI:10.1353/tech.1998.0096