- 175 pages
- English
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100 Inventions That Changed the World
About this book
From safety pins to steam engines to cell phones, the stories behind innovations that have transformed everyday lives.
We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about:
Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals
Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shells
Industrial advances, such as the steam engine and the power loom for weaving
Transportation advances, including the airplane, the diesel engine, the automobile, and the air-inflated rubber tire
Electronic marvels, including color television, the microprocessor, the personal computer, the compact disc, and the cell phone
Medical advances, from antiseptic surgery to the electron microscope...and much more
You'll also learn more about many inventors and pioneers of science and technology—including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. Dunlop, the Wright Brothers, Werner von Braun, Jonas Salk, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and others.
We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about:
Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals
Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shells
Industrial advances, such as the steam engine and the power loom for weaving
Transportation advances, including the airplane, the diesel engine, the automobile, and the air-inflated rubber tire
Electronic marvels, including color television, the microprocessor, the personal computer, the compact disc, and the cell phone
Medical advances, from antiseptic surgery to the electron microscope...and much more
You'll also learn more about many inventors and pioneers of science and technology—including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. Dunlop, the Wright Brothers, Werner von Braun, Jonas Salk, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and others.
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Index
A
abacus
ACTA (automatic computerized transverse axial) scanner
Adidas
alphabet
alternating current (AC)
ammonia
Ampex
Anderson, Jo
anesthetic
Angelico, Fra
Anglin, W.S.
Apollo space program
Apple
Arabic numerals
arc lamps
Archimedes
Archytas of Tarentum
Arduino
Armstrong, Neil
Arpanet
Aspdin, Joseph
asphalt
atomic bombs
automatic computerized transverse axial (ACTA) scanner
automobiles
internal combustion engines
moving assembly line
autonomous vehicles
B
Babbage, Charles
Baekeland, Leo
Baer, Ralph
Baghdad (Parthian) Battery
Bakelite
Baker rifle
Bakken, Earl
ball bearings (anti-friction bearings)
ballpoint pens
Bardeen, John
Basov, Nicolay
batteries
Bazalgette, Joseph
Beauchamp, George
Behm, Alexander
Bell, Alexander Graham
Bell Labs
Benedict of Nursia
Benton, Stephen
Benz, Karl Friedrich
Berners-Lee, Tim
Bessemer, Henry
B.F. Goodrich Company
Bigsby, Paul
Bíró, László
birth control pills
bitumen (tar)
Blucher (locomotive)
Boone, Gary
Booth, James
Boston Manufacturing Company
Boulton, Matthe...
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Stuff of Science
- Spreading Ideas
- The Body
- Things That Go
- Making Something Out of Nothing
- Game-Changing Gadgets
- Index
- Credits