Inventing the Twentieth Century

100 Inventions That Shaped the World, from the Airplane to the Zipper

Stephen Van Dulken (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

246 Seiten

2000
New York University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8147-8808-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This work looks at the history of 100 of the most significant inventions of the 20th century - from zippers to airplanes, vacuum cleaners to photocopiers. Combining a brief history of each patent with the original patent application, this book reveals the impact of inventions on daily life.

Autor

The author of Inventing the 20th Century: 100 Inventions that Shaped the World and American Inventions: A History of Curious, Extraordinary, and Just Plain Useful Patents (both available through NYU Press), Stephen Van Dulken is an expert curator in the Patents Information Service of The British Library.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2000
• Zusatzinfo: 100 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 0-8147-8808-4 / 0814788084
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-8808-0 / 9780814788080
• Zustand: Neuware