The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention » (Unabridged,Library - Unabridged CD)

WILLIAM ROSEN was an editor and publisher for more than twentyfive years.

Narrator Michael Prichard is a Los Angeles-based actor who has recorded more than 350 audiobooks including novels by Clive Cussler and Tom Glancy. He recently was named one of Smart Money's Top Ten Golden Voices.

Award-winning author William Rosen tells the story of the men responsible for the Industrial Revolution and the machine that drove it—-the steam engine.

The New York Times - John Schwartz

…a sneaky history—ostensibly about the origins of the steam engine, though actually about much more…Rosen is a natural and playful story teller, and his digressions both inform the narrative and lend it an eccentric and engaging rhythm.