History of Invention

11 books

Edison, His Life and Inventions cover
Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer / Thomas Commerford Martin Harper & Brothers · 1910 This book is the authorized biography of Edison published during his lifetime, brought out in two volumes by Harper & Brothers in New York and London …
The Age of Invention cover
The Age of Invention Holland Thompson Yale University Press · 1921 Published in 1921 as volume 37 of Yale University Press's "The Chronicles of America Series," The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest…
Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy cover
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Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy 蒂姆·哈福德 CITIC Press · 2018 Take a broader view of the word "invention" and you get a completely different economic history. The charm of Harford's book lies in the fact that it …
A History of Photography cover
A History of Photography 吴钢 China Photographic Publishing House · 2006 A History of Photography is a technical history work on the origins and early development of photography written by the France-based photographer Wu G…
Eureka: How Invention Happens cover
Eureka: How Invention Happens Gavin Weightman CITIC Press · 2017 The airplane, television, the barcode, the computer, and the mobile phone are now so deeply embedded in modern life that it is almost easy to assume e…
Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress cover
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Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress Hime, H. W. L. (Henry William Lovett), 1840- Project Gutenberg · 2023 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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The Story of the Submarine Bishop, Farnham, 1886-1930 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester cover
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The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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A New Century of Inventions White, James Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Story of Great Inventions cover
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The Story of Great Inventions Burns, Elmer Ellsworth, 1868-1956 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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The Greatest Technological Inventions 李慕南 Liaohai Publishing House · 2017 From technology, nature, life sciences, medicine, and transportation, this book selects the most representative major inventions and discoveries in hu…