Inventing the 20th Century 100 Inventions That Shaped the World

Name: Inventing the 20th Century 100 Inventions That Shaped the World
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ISBN: 9780814788127

ISBN-10: 0814788122

ISBN-13: 9780814788127

Edition: 2002

Authors: Stephen Van Dulken

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"Remarkable . . . get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." Wall Street Journal "A fascinating compendium for trivia seekers." Publishers Weekly "Highly entertaining . . . In addition to being able to tell a good story, van Dulken . . . easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and makes 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 "One more treasure trove for trivia addicts." Herald-Republic Imagine your average day without zippers, airplanes or vacuum cleaners, without your clock radio or your personal stereo,…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 246
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

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.



Author's Preface



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Patents


1900-1909


1910-1919


1920-1929


1930-1939


1940-1949


1950-1959


1960-1969


1970-1979


1980-1989


1990-1999


Further Reading


Index