Inventions in the Century

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doolittle, William H. (William Henry), 1844-

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Inventions in the Century" by William Henry Doolittle is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the vast landscape of inventions and discoveries that occurred during the 19th century, detailing their significance and transformative impact on various aspects of human life. It provides a thorough examination of how these innovations evolved from earlier technologies, highlighting the interconnectedness of different disciplines and the role of inventors in shaping modern society. The opening of the book serves as an introduction to the themes and topics that will be covered throughout. Doolittle begins by distinguishing between inventions-practical contrivances created by humans-and discoveries-new insights into nature and its laws. He emphasizes that inventions and discoveries are interrelated and often arise from each other, and he gives examples of notable inventions and discoveries, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of how the 19th century fostered an unprecedented surge in technological advancements. Doolittle hints at the various conversations on the economic, industrial, and societal factors that spurred this wave of creativity and innovation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Inventions and discoveries

Agriculture and its implements

Agricultural implements

Agricultural inventions

Chemistry, medicines, surgery, dentistry

Steam and steam engines

Engineering and transportation

Electricity

Hoisting, conveying, and storing

Hydraulics

Pneumatics and pneumatic machines

Art of heating, ventilating, cooking, refrigeration and lighting

Metallurgy

Metal working processes and machines; tube making; welding; annealing and tempering; coating and metal founding; metal ware; wire working

Ordnance, arms, ammunition, and explosives

Paper and printing, typewriting and the Linotype

Textiles

Garments

Industrial machines

Wood-working

Furniture; bottling, preserving, and lamplighting

Leather

Minerals; wells

Horology and instruments of precision

Music, acoustics, optics, photography, fine arts

Safes and locks

Carriages and carrying machines generally

Ships and ship building

Illuminating gas

Pottery, plastics, porcelains, stoneware, glass, rubber, celluloid.

Credits:

Chris Curnow, Stephanie Kovalchik and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-07-18