1824
Technology
England
Portland cement and thermodynamics
Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement as Carnot analysed the limits of heat engines.
Why it mattered
One rebuilt the world in concrete, the other set the laws engines must obey.
Industrial Age
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Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement as Carnot analysed the limits of heat engines.
Why it mattered
One rebuilt the world in concrete, the other set the laws engines must obey.
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