Author: Williamson, John Woolfenden
Title: In a Persian Oil Field : A Study in Scientific and Industrial Development
Description: London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1927. orig. cloth. 22x15cm, 189,(24) pp. With a preface by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Balfour.. 24pp photoplates.. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Contents: Prasfatory Letter from Lord Balfour; The Science: The Persian Oil Field; Finding the OIl; Drilling the Well; Study of Pressures & Levels;Ther Problem of Gas; Research at Fields; The Pipe Line; Water, Electric Power & Light; Refining the Crude Oil; Research Station at Home; The Humanities: The Human Material; Medical Services; Public Health; Housing; Education; Workshops & Workers; Social Amenities; Some Economic Factors.

Keywords: Iran, Oil Industry, Economic History, Technology, Economics, Petroleum, , ,