The "Boys of Braddock" developed concepts in industrial management that changed the Industrial Revolution. The earlier "Industrial Victorians" were the first to apply science and technology to industry, but the "Industrial Edwardians" such as Carnegie and his great managers, Bill Jones and Charles Schwab, believed that harmony between the human and machine elements could allow for the advance of the science of management, as well as greater productivity and profitability. These principles led to improvements for the workingman, such as the demise of the twelve-hour day in favor of the eight-hour day.
The Boys of Braddock is a captivating rags-to-riches story, woven together from a little history, a little metallurgy, and a little industrial management.
