This book describes approximately 50 engineering accomplishments -- a number of which were subsequently designated historic mechanical engineering landmarks. This book can serve as an entry guide into the remarkable engineering achievements that occurred in the greater Milwaukee area from the late 1800s until the early 1900s, much of which centered around Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley.

Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, this is an illustrated history of the institution. The history of the institute mirrors the social history of Great Britain since the Industrial Revolution.