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INVENTING THE 19TH CENTURY By Stephen Van Dulken - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Inventing the 19th Century
- Item Height
- 10 inches
- ISBN-10
- 0814788106
- Personalized
- No
- Genre
- HISTORY
- ISBN
- 9780814788103
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
0814788106
ISBN-13
9780814788103
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1929672
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Inventing the 19th Century : 100 Inventions That Shaped the Victorian Age, from Aspirin to the Zeppelin
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Civilization, Inventions, Modern / 19th Century
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-030831
Reviews
"This publication is an interesting work that could be useful for reference purposes as well as pleasant for browsing." - ARBA online ,, "Remarkable . . . get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." - The Wall Street Journal ,, "Remarkable . . . get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." -The Wall Street Journal, "Highly entertaininge. In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." - Boston Globe ,, Highly entertaining . In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future., Highly entertaining.... In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future., "Remarkable . . . get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." - The Wall Street Journal, "Highly entertaining.... In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." - Boston Globe, This publication is an interesting work that could be useful for reference purposes as well as pleasant for browsing., "Highly entertaining…. In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." - Boston Globe ,, "Highly entertaining.... In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." -Boston Globe, "Highly entertaining.... In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." - Boston Globe ,, "A fascinating compendium for trivia seekers." -Publishers Weekly "Remarkable ... get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." -The Wall Street Journal "This book should help advance the use of patent literature for historical research." -Choice "This publication is an interesting work that could be useful for reference purposes as well as pleasant for browsing." -ARBA online "Highly entertaining... In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken ... easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." -Boston Globe, "This publication is an interesting work that could be useful for reference purposes as well as pleasant for browsing." -ARBA online, "Highly entertaining'e¦. In addition to being able to tell a good story, Van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and make them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, Van Dulken also presents our future." - Boston Globe, "This publication is an interesting work that could be useful for reference purposes as well as pleasant for browsing." - ARBA online
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
The Victorian age was a period of enormous technological progress in communications, transport and many other areas of life. This book chronicles the history of the 100 most important, innovative and memorable inventions of the 19th century., Dishwashers, electric light bulbs, gramophones, motion picture cameras, radios, roller skates, typewriters. While these inventions seem to speak of the 20th century, they all in fact date from the 19th century. The Victorian age (1837-1901) was a period of enormous technological progress in communications, transport and many other areas of life. Illustrated by the original patent drawing from The British Library's extensive collection, this book chronicles the history of the 100 most important, innovative and memorable inventions of the 19th century. The vivid picture of the Victorian age unfolds as inventions from the ground-breaking - such as aspirin, dynamite, and the telephone - to the everyday - like blue jeans and tiddlywinks - are revealed decade by decade. Together they provide a vivid picture of Victorian life. Along with informative descriptions of how the inventions and their patenting came about, the lives of the inventors and their circumstances provide entertaining insights into this world. For example, Almon Strowger invented the automatic telephone exchange as he was convinced that telephone operators were giving his business to a rival firm of undertakers. The Ritty brothers designed a cash register to prevent the bartenders they employed from cheating them. And Adalbert Kwiatkowski, among many Victorians preoccupied with the risk of premature burial, invented a coffin that would sound an alarm upon the slightest movement of an apparently dead body. This follow-up volume to Stephen van Dulken's "Inventing the 20th Century" is aime at anyone anyone interested in inventors and the "age of machines." From the cash register to the safety pin, from the machine gun to the pocket protector, and from lawn tennis to the light bulb, "Inventing the 19th Century" is a window on to the Victorian Age., Dishwashers, electric light bulbs, gramophones, motion picture cameras, radios, roller skates, typewriters. While these inventions seem to speak of the 20th century, they all in fact date from the 19th century. The Victorian age (1837-1901) was a period of enormous technological progress in communications, transport, and many other areas of life. Illustrated by the original patent drawings from The British Library's extensive collection, this attractive book chronicles the history of the one hundred most important, innovative, and memorable inventions of the 19th century. The vivid picture of the Victorian age unfolds as inventions from the ground-breaking--such as aspirin, dynamite, and the telephone--to the everyday--like blue jeans and tiddlywinks--are revealed decade by decade. Together they provide a vivid picture of Victorian life. This follow-up volume to Stephen van Dulken's acclaimed Inventing the 20th Century will be compelling reading to anyone interested in inventors and the "age of machines." From the cash register to the safety pin, from the machine gun to the pocket protector, and from lawn tennis to the light bulb, Inventing the 19th Century is a fascinating, illustrative window into the Victorian Age.
LC Classification Number
T19.V36 2001
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