Made in New York
eBook - ePub

Made in New York

25 Innovators Who Shaped Our World

  1. 180 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Made in New York

25 Innovators Who Shaped Our World

About this book

How New Yorkers transformed the world!

When singer Frank Sinatra famously crooned about New York, "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere," he could have been talking about New York's great inventors whose works have travelled across the globe. New York has been a hotbed of innovation since its founding. Made in New York tells the stories behind the innovators and their inventions. Like many New Yorkers, some came from elsewhere to find success in their new home. Some became famous; others struggled for recognition. All were visionaries and risk-takers who were willing to put their lives on the line if necessary. From the first brassiere to the life-saving pacemaker, and from a solar lantern to the first mass-produced cameras, New York has been the seedbed of life-changing technologies that have altered how we live. Made in New York celebrates these compelling stories.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Introduction: Made in New York
  7. Chapter 1 The Dry Cleaner and the Abolitionist (1821)
  8. Chapter 2 A Diamond Is Forever: Devising the Rules of Baseball (1845)
  9. Chapter 3 The High-Class Origin of the Potato Chip (1850)
  10. Chapter 4 Going Up: The Elevator Makes New York Skyscrapers Possible (1854)
  11. Chapter 5 The Submarine Paid For by Irish Rebels (1881)
  12. Chapter 6 The First Roller Coaster (1884)
  13. Chapter 7 Photography’s Kodak Moment (1887)
  14. Chapter 8 The Machinery of Democracy (1892)
  15. Chapter 9 Tesla Invents the Remote Control (1898)
  16. Chapter 10 The Cool Machine (1902)
  17. Chapter 11 The Teddy Bear Is Born in Brooklyn (1902)
  18. Chapter 12 The Teenage Debutante Who Let Women Breathe Easier (1910)
  19. Chapter 13 The Man Who Streamlined America (1934)
  20. Chapter 14 Scrabble Games the World (1938)
  21. Chapter 15 The Invisible Woman Makes Gone with the Wind a Hit Movie (1939)
  22. Chapter 16 Batman Is Born in the Bronx (1939)
  23. Chapter 17 The Bloodmobile Drives to War (1940)
  24. Chapter 18 The Atomic Woman (1945)
  25. Chapter 19 The LP Makes Vinyl a Hit Record (1948)
  26. Chapter 20 How to Mend a Broken Heart (1960)
  27. Chapter 21 New York Traffic Inspires the Maglev Train (1966)
  28. Chapter 22 A Queens Nurse Invents the Security Camera (1966)
  29. Chapter 23 Break This: The Birth of Hip-Hop (1973)
  30. Chapter 24 The Body Scanner (1977)
  31. Chapter 25 Solar Lights Up the Dangerous Dark (2015)
  32. Index
  33. Back Cover