Science, Utility And Maritime Power: Samuel Bentham In Russia, 1779-91 (Corbett Centre For Maritime Policy Studies Series)

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced the technology and administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. His influence stemmed from his passion for science, his desire to achieve improvements based on a belief in the principle of Utility, and his experience gained over eleven years in Russia. Regarded then by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development.

• • Author: Dr Roger Morriss
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: Feb 18, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 292 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1472412672
• • ISBN-13: 9781472412676