Fifty machines that changed the course of history
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Author
Publication
2012 - Firefly Books, Buffalo, N.Y, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivefiftymachinestha0000chal
- ISBN-101770850902
- ISBN-139781770850903
- Library of Congress Control Number2012540874
- OCLC Control Number780360565
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number815747637
- Better World Books9781770850903
- Open LibraryOL26921553M
Classifications
- DDC621.809
- LCCTJ15 .C44 2012
- LCCTJ15 .C48 2012
and 1 more
- LCCT15 .C43 2012
Alternate Titles
- 50 machines that changed the course of history
Description
Gives the historical and technological context behind fifty machines that influenced the development of human civilization. "Survey of the mechanical devices that propelled 18th-century society into the 19th and 20th centuries. The book celebrates more than 200 years of technological development at the height of the Industrial Revolution. These are not generic inventions but rather specific, branded machines whose names in many cases have become synonymous with the machine or its purpose. The entries fall into eight categories relating to their sphere of influence: Industry, Agriculture, Media, Transport, Science, Computing, Energy and Home. Concise text describes the machines, what led to their invention, and the effects on society."--Publisher description.
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