I wish to thank Philip Laughlin and Judy Feldmann from the MIT Press for supporting this book project, which was not easy to categorize. I thank De Montfort University for giving me research time, which enabled me to write this book. I warmly thank Agnes Buchberger (University of Vienna) for help with formatting, editing, and image search, including dealing with copyright issues and permissions. Thanks to Vincent Mattina (cover image), Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg, Wellcome Library London, and Galyonkin Sergey for the permission to use their images. I also thank my wife, Sabine, for our discussions about English history. Finally, I am grateful to have many great companions de route in philosophy of technology, with whom I hope to continue to discuss the theme of technology and romanticism. Books come to an end; philosophical journeys can go on.