Download or read book The Century of Inventions written by Charles F. Partington and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Download or read book Inventing the 20th Century written by Stephen van Dulken and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the perfect gift book for every inventor and tinker in your life!"Remarkable . . . get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." (Wall Street Journal)"A fascinating compendium for trivia seekers." (Publishers Weekly)>"Highly entertaining . . . " (Boston Globe)
Download or read book Inventions in the Century written by William Henry Doolittle and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Genesis written by Thomas Parke Hughes and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1990 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Genesis is the story of America's love affair-and inextricable entaglement-with technology from 1870-1970, the greatest period of productivity the world has ever known.
Download or read book Ancient Inventions written by Peter J. James and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to ancient accomplishments and inventions unearths the origins of modern creations, including computers in ancient Greece, plastic surgery in India in the first century B.C., and a postal service in medieval Baghdad
Download or read book Inventions That Didn t Change the World written by Julie Halls and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating, humorous, and downright perplexing selection of nineteenth-century inventions as revealed through remarkable–and hitherto unseen–illustrations from the British National Archive Inventions that Didn’t Change the World is a fascinating visual tour through some of the most bizarre inventions registered with the British authorities in the nineteenth century. In an era when Britain was the workshop of the world, design protection (nowadays patenting) was all the rage, and the apparently lenient approval process meant that all manner of bizarre curiosities were painstakingly recorded, in beautiful color illustrations and well-penned explanatory text, alongside the genuinely great inventions of the period. Irreverent commentary contextualizes each submission as well as taking a humorous view on how each has stood the test of time. This book introduces such gems as a ventilating top hat; an artificial leech; a design for an aerial machine adapted for the arctic regions; an anti-explosive alarm whistle; a tennis racket with ball-picker; and a currant-cleaning machine. Here is everything the end user could possibly require for a problem he never knew he had. Organized by area of application—industry, clothing, transportation, medical, health and safety, the home, and leisure—Inventions that Didn’t Change the World reveals the concerns of a bygone era giddy with the possibilities of a newly industrialized world.
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 Time Great Inventions written by Editors of Time Magazine and published by Time. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: rom the way we communicate....to the way we travel......from the way we entertain ourselves to the way we do business in every aspect of our lives....it is all so radically different from the time of our grandparents. Now, the editors of TIME tell the fascinating stories behind the most important innovations of the past 100 years, from computers, space shuttles, and cell phones, to zippers, Teflon and the Internet. Here is a celebration of ingenuity in every form, from the kitchen to the garage, from the multiplex to the mousepad. Here are intriguing portraits of the brilliant scientists, oddball inventors and shade-tree mechanics who created our modern world.
Download or read book Great Inventions of the 20th Century written by Peter Jedicke and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents inventions from the twentieth-century including the microwave, cellophane, assembly lines, and more.
Download or read book Famous Days in the Century of Invention written by M. Grace Fickett and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Famous Days in the Century of Invention" by M. Grace Fickett, Gertrude L. Stone. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries written by Rodney Carlisle and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2005-01-28 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history. More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer. Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present. In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists' diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources. Comprehensive and thoroughly readable, Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries is an indispensable resource for anyone fascinated by the history of science and technology. Topics include: aerosol spray * algebra * Archimedes' Principle * barbed wire * canned food * carburetor * circulation of blood * condom * encryption machine * fork * fuel cell * latitude * music synthesizer * positron * radar * steel * television * traffic lights * Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
Download or read book 100 Inventions That Made History written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incredible inventions and inspiring innovations have transformed the world today, so you can't imagine life without them! This tour through time tracks the brilliant breakthroughs of great geniuses starting with ancient times and ending in the modern era. Packed full of awesome ideas, from airplanes, batteries, and chocolate, to video games, wheels, and X-rays, you'll hear the inside story on the brainwaves behind them all. You'll meet the masters of invention who dreamed up the greatest gadgets and gizmos ever. From the everyday essentials we take for granted to fabulous firsts like the car and the television, this roll call of history's most groundbreaking inventions is guaranteed to educate, engage, and entertain the whole family. Part of DK's best-selling top 100 in History series, 100 Inventions That Made History presents an in-depth exploration of each important invention in unprecedented detail with eye-catching visuals and informative text, while stunning galleries reveal a selection of mind-blowing inventions on a shared theme. Also included are the disastrous prototypes that never got off the ground and the futuristic fantasies that may soon be up and running. Open your eyes to a world of wonder... and who knows, you might become the trailblazer of tomorrow!
Download or read book A History of Just About Everything written by Elizabeth MacLeod and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Buddha and Muhammad to King and Mandela, from the discovery of fire to the invention of the World Wide Web, and from Romeo and Juliet to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, this is a thorough and thoroughly entertaining compendium of important people and events.
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 written by Robert Routledge and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discoveries and Inventions of the Twentieth Century written by Edward Cressy and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inventions in the Century written by William C. Doolittle and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
