Great Victorian Inventions: Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions - Couverture souple

Rochford, Caroline

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445636174 ISBN 13 : 9781445636177

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Who invented the flying machine? Was the Titanic really the first 'unsinkable' ship? How would one use a phonoscope? Using old Victorian documents, Caroline Rochford takes the reader on a guided tour of hundreds of fascinating nineteenth-century inventions from across the globe, some strange and some remarkably familiar. Think solar power is a modern concept? Think again! Today everyone has a camera, but imagine the excitement of taking a snap of a giraffe hotel! This is a surprising journey, taking the reader on a trip from the clouds to the bottom of the ocean, with stops everywhere in between. Discover the use of whispering machines, crime-fighting streetlamps and over 200 other remarkable Victorian inventions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Caroline Rochford runs a genealogy company with her historian husband. She has contributed several historical articles in the local press, and runs a blog covering historical and genealogical topics. She lives in Wakefield.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445636174
• ISBN 13: 9781445636177
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
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