| Author | Piercy, Willis Duff |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 11016967 |
| Title | Great Inventions and Discoveries |
| Contents | Introduction -- The printing press -- The steam engine -- Electricity: the telegraph and the telephone -- Electricity: Lighting, transportation, and other uses -- The discovery of America -- Weapons and gunpowder -- Astronomical discoveries and inventions -- The cotton-gin -- Anæsthetics -- Steel and rubber -- Stenography and the typewriter -- The friction match -- Photography -- Clocks -- Some machines: The sewing machine. The reaper. Spinning and weaving machines -- Aeronautics. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | T: Technology |
| Subject | Inventions |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37574 |
| Release Date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 62 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
