Stronger Than a Hundred Men: A History of the Vertical Water Wheel by Terry S. Reynolds

Johns Hopkins University Press. Paperback. New. Paperback. 480 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 1.1in.Like many apparently simple devices, the vertical water wheel has been around for so long that it is taken for granted. Yet this picturesque artifact was for centuries mans primary mechanical source of power and was the foundation upon which mills and other industries developed. Stronger than a Hundred Men explores the development of the vertical water wheel from its invention in ancient times through its eventual demise as a source of power during the Industrial Revolution. Spanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynoldss account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.