Download or read book Inventions in the Century Classic Reprint written by William H. Doolittle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Inventions in the Century IN treating of the subject of Inventions it is prop er to distinguish them from their scientific kindred Discoveries. The history of inventions is the history of new and useful contrivances made by man for practical purposes. The history of scientific discoveries is the record of new things found in Nature, its laws, forces, or materials, and brought to light, as they exist, either singly, or in relation, or in combination. Thus Galileo invented the telescope, and Newton discovered the law of gravitation. The practical use of the invention when turned to the heavenly bodies served to confirm the truth of the discovery. Discovery and invention may be, and often are, united as the soul is to the body. The union of the two produces one or more inventions. Thus the in vented electro-telegraph consists of the combina tion of discoveries of certain laws of electricity with an apparatus, by which signs are communicated to distances by electrical influence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Inventions In The Century written by William Henry Doolittle and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inventions In The Century This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!
Download or read book An Exact Reprint of the Famous Century of Inventions written by Edward Somerset Marquis of Worcester and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century Classic Reprint written by Robert Routledge and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century In the following pages an attempt has been made to present a popular account of remarkable discoveries and inventions which characterize the present century. From so large a field, selection was, of course, necessary; and the instances selected have been those which appeared to some extent typical, or those which seemed to have the most direct bearing on the general progress of our age. The topics comprise chiefly those great applications of mechanical, engineering, physical, and chemical science, in which every intelligent person feels concerned; and a few articles only are devoted to certain purely scientific discoveries which are exciting general interest. The Author has aimed at giving a concise, but clear, description of the several subjects; and he has endeavoured to indicate, if not to explain, the principles involved in each discovery and invention; and that without assuming on the part of the reader any knowledge not usually possessed by young persons of either sex who have received an ordinary education. The design has been to treat the subjects as familiarly as might be consistent with a desire to impart real information; while the popular character of the book has not been considered a reason for regarding accuracy as unnecessary. On the contrary, pains have been taken to consult the best authorities; and it is only because the sources of information to which the Author is under obligation are so many, that he cannot acknowledge them in detail. A book on a plan somewhat similar to, but by no means identical with, that of the present work, was projected two or three years ago, by Mr. J. H. Pepper; and, in fact, several sheets were in type, when its progress was permanently interrupted by that gentleman's removal to a distant part of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Exact Reprint of the Famous Century of Inventions written by John Phin and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Exact Reprint of the Famous Century of Inventions: Of the Marquis of Worcester, (First Published in 1663;); With Introduction, Notes and a Life of the Author Our object in reprinting the famous "Century of Inventions," as it is generally called, is not to give any novel solutions of the problems which it sets forth, but simply to place this famous and exceedingly interesting production within the reach of ordinary book-buyers. Although it has been several times reprinted, it is so scarce that copies are to be had only with considerable difficulty. Of the first edition, published in 1663, very few copies are to be found outside the shelves of a few well-known public libraries. It is said that this is largely due to the fact that all the copies that were procurable were bought up and burned by a rival inventor (Savary), who claimed to be the first inventor of the steam engine, Of subsequent reprints it will be found on inquiry that they have been so much sought after and read that they have been literally "thumbed out of existence," as the genial author of "The Book Hunter" expresses it in regard to similarly popular books. Under these circumstances it is to be hoped that our present offering will prove acceptable to a large number of those who are interested in the history of inventions and of mechanics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Twentieth Century Inventions written by George Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast Twenty years ago the author started a career in technological journalism by writing descriptions of what he regarded as the most promising inventions which had been displayed in international exhibitions then recently held. From that time until the present it has been his constant duty and practice to take note of the advance of inventive science as applied to industrial improvement - to watch it as an organic growth, not only from a philosophical, but also from a practical, point of view. The advance towards the actual adoption of any great industrial invention is generally a more or less collective movement; and, in the course of a practice such as that referred to, the habit of watching the signs of progress has been naturally acquired. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Famous Days in the Century of Invention Classic Reprint written by Gertrude Lincoln Stone and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Famous Days in the Century of Invention It. Is! It is! Chirped the robins again. -and Jonathan's eyes by this time were open enough to see the red glow through the eastern window. In a second he was out of bed, hurrying into his best clothes that his mother had laid out for him the night before. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century Classic Reprint written by Edward W. Byrn and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century For a work of such scope as this, the first word of the author should be an apology for what is doubtless the too ambitious effort of a single writer. A quarter of a century in the high tide of the arts and sciences, an ardent interest in all things that make for scientific progress, and the aid and encouragement of many friends in and about the Patent Office, furnish the explanation. The work cannot claim the authority of a text-book, the fullness of a history, nor the exactness of a technical treatise. It is simply a cursory view of the century in the field of invention, intended to present the broader birds-eye view of progress achieved. In substantiation of the main facts reliance has been placed chiefly upon patents, which for historic development are believed to be the best of all authorities, because they carry the responsibility of the National Government as to dates, and the attested signature and oath of the inventor as to subject matter. Many difficulties and embarrassments have been encountered in the work. The fear of extending it into a too bulky volume has excluded treatment of many subjects which the author recognizes as important, and issues in dispute as to the claims of inventors have also presented themselves in perplexing conflict. A discussion of the latter has been avoided as far as possible, the paramount object being to do justice to all the worthy workers in this field, with favor to none, and only expressing such conclusions as seem to be justified by authenticated facts and the impartial verdict of reason in the clearing atmosphere of time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book American Inventions and Inventors Classic Reprint written by William A Mowry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Inventions and Inventors While we watch the steamer glide around Castle Garden into East River, evening begins to come on; we must hasten uptown. As we pass along Broadway, lights flash out in the darkness and our thoughts are again turned to fire and steam. We have heard that the source of the electric light is in the dynamo, and that steam power is used to turn that great machine. The enormous engine, the mammoth boat, the brilliant light - all need the power of steam, and nothing but fire will produce this steam. What, then, is fire? And is its only use that of changing quiet, liquid water into powerful steam? Let us see. Did you notice that machine shop which we passed when we were in Cleveland a few days ago? Did you see those furnaces with the huge volumes of flame bursting out of the open doors? You know that great heat is necessary to make tools and other implements of iron, and all the instruments of everyday life that are formed out of metals. Our pens and needles, our hoes and rakes, our horseshoes, our stoves and furnaces, our registers and the iron of our desks - all de pend upon heat for their production. Fire can do much for us. To change water into steam is but one of its powers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Exact Reprint of the Famous Century of Inventions written by John Phin and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Great Facts written by Frederick Collier Bakewell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Great Facts: A Popular History and Description of the Most Remarkable Inventions During the Present Century By thus giving a popular character to the work, to make it acceptable to the young, it is hoped that it will not be found less worthy, on that account, the perusal of those more advanced in life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Great Inventions Classic Reprint written by Charles Greeley Abbot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Great Inventions With this volume the Smithsonian Scientific Series is completed. It has cost more of efi'ort on the part of the Smithsonian Institution than was anticipated. An exact ing standard of accuracy and interest in text and illustra tions has required more time than was expected for the preparation of the books. It is my hope that the quality of the finished product may be found to justify the long delay in completion. As Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, I wish to thank the subscribers for the interest which they have evinced in its work and welfare. As a direct result of this interest, a large sum has already been added through royalties from sales of the Series, to the resources of the Institution, for the furtherance of its scientific investi gations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A New Century of Inventions written by Research Associate James White and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New Century of Inventions: Being Designs Descriptions of One Hundred Machines, Relating to Arts, Manufactures,& Domestic Life IT has been my lot, during a long and eventful passage through life, to have my attention forcibly drawn to a multitude of Mechanical, Subjects; the present review of which permits me to hope, that, in making them publicly known, I should render an important service to the, Arts and, to Society. But the manner of doing this has been so long a question with me, that I have sometimes feared my ability would be extinct before I could do it at all. The reasons, however, that urge me to make the attempt acquire strength with the lapse of time and whenever my declining health bespeaks the ap proach of that night in which no man can work, I feel deep regret, that this tribute. Should not have been thrown into the treasury of human knowledge while yet, by the favour of. A good Providence, the means of doing it were morefully at my disposal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Great Inventors and Their Inventions Classic Reprint written by Frank Puterbaugh Bachman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Great Inventors and Their Inventions The story of each invention is interwoven with that of the life of its inventor. The lives of inventors furnish materials of the highest educative value. These materials are not only interesting, but they convey their own vivid lessons on how big things are brought about, and on the traits of mind and heart which make for success. It is hoped that this book will set its readers to think ing how the conveniences of life have been obtained, and how progress has been made in the industrial world. While appealing to their interest in inventions and in men who accomplish great things, may it also bring them into contact with ideas which will grip their hearts, fire the imagination, and mold their ideals into worthier forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wonders of the Nineteenth Century written by John Wesley Hanson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wonders of the Nineteenth Century: A Panoramic Review of the Inventions and Discoveries of the Past Hundred Years A century ago there were no envelopes, postage stamps, cable cars, elevated roads, horseless carriages, steel pens, gold pens, fountain pens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of Inventions and Discoveries written by Francis Sellon White and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Inventions and Discoveries: Alphabetically Arranged Each article has been compiled from the writings of dif fereat authors of established reputation and every attention has been paid to settle the chronology according to the most approved authorities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Boyhood of an Inventor Classic Reprint written by C. Francis Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Boyhood of an Inventor Born in the country, north of Dayton, Ohio, in 1867, of Quaker parents. Spent boyhood on a farm near Richmond, Indiana. Attended country school; a nearby high school; and Earlham College. "Explored" wheatfields and timber regions of northwest, and cattle ranges and mining camps of southwest United States. Came to Washington, D. C., early in 1890, and served as secretary to Sumner I. Kimball, U.S. Life Saving Service. Resigned in 1895 to take up inventing as a profession. Built the prototype of the motion picture projector now in every picture theatre the world over; developed the spiral-wound paraffined all-paper liquid container; and produced the first photographs by radio, and mechanism for viewing distant scenes by radio, i.e., television. Has over four hundred patents, American and foreign; and maintains a private laboratory in Washington. He is a member of the Franklin Institute, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and founder of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. Has several times been honored by scientific and other bodies for original research and attainment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
