Historic Inventions by Rupert Sargent Holland
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About this eBook
| Author | Holland, Rupert Sargent, 1878-1952 |
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| LoC No. | 11023819 |
| Title | Historic Inventions |
| Note | Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Contents | Gutenberg and the printing press -- Palissy and his enamel -- Galileo and the telescope -- Watt and the steam-engine -- Arkwright and the spinning-jenny -- Whitney and the cotton-gin -- Fulton and the steamboat -- Davy and the safety-lamp -- Stephenson and the locomotive -- Morse and the telegraph -- Mccormick and the reaper -- Howe and the sewing-machine -- Bell and the telephone -- Edison and the electric light -- Marconi and the wireless telegraph -- The Wrights and the airship. |
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| Summary | "Historic Inventions" by Rupert Sargent Holland is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores significant inventions and the lives of their inventors, highlighting key figures such as Gutenberg, Palissy, and Galileo, and showcasing the impact of their innovations on society. The focus is on the stories behind these inventions, illustrating not only the inventions themselves but also the personal trials and achievements of their creators. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces John Gutenberg and the tumultuous civil landscape of 15th-century Germany, detailing his background as a lapidary and his early ideas about printing. Following a series of contemplative discussions with his wife, Anna, Gutenberg embarks on a quest to create a printing press, inspired by the efficiency of woodblock printing he observes. The opening segment captures his inventive spirit as he begins experimenting with blocks and letters, illustrating the evolution of his thoughts leading to the groundbreaking invention of movable type, setting the stage for the broader historical implications of his work in the printing industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | T: Technology |
| Subject | Inventions |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 42517 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 69 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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