Stories of Useful Inventions (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

S. E. Forman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330580680 ISBN 13 : 9781330580684

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

From the spark of a need to the invention that changes everyday life, this book reveals how useful ideas grow. A clear, illustrated tour through the history of invention, showing how creators respond to real problems and how secrecy, trial, and steady improvement shape progress. It invites readers to see why some inventions emerge only after long, shared effort and what makes a good idea become a lasting tool.

- Learn how necessity drives invention and why a world with a problem often spurs new solutions.
- See how early efforts are shaped by secrecy, trial, and gradual refinement, not a single moment of insight.
- Explore iconic cases from the match to the sewing machine, the gun, the telegraph, the telephone, and wireless tech.
- Discover how illustrations help explain the growth of an invention as a step-by-step story, not just a finished product.

Ideal for readers of history, technology, and curious minds who want a practical view of how everyday tools came to be.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Match, theS tove, theL amp, the Forge, theS team-E ngine, the Plow, the Reaper, theM ill, theL oom, the House, the Carriage, theB oat, the Clock, theB ook, and theM essage. From the history of these inventions we learn how man became the master of the world of nature around him, how he brought fire and air and earth and water under his control and compelled them to do his will and his work. When we trace the growth of these inventions we at the same time trace the course of human progress. These stories, therefore, are stories of human progress; they are chapters in the history of civilization. And they are chapters which have not hitherto been brought together in one book.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330580680
• ISBN 13: 9781330580684
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 290
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