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Author:

Craughwell, Thomas J., 1956-

Title:

30,000 years of inventions / Thomas J. Craughwell.

Publisher:

Tess Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

528 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Inventions--History.
Inventors--Biography.

Other Titles:

Book of invention

Notes:

Includes index. First published in 2008 entitled The book of invention.

Contents:

Introduction -- Paint -- Pottery -- Sewing needle -- Boomerang -- Oil lamps -- Baskets -- Bricks -- Mirror -- Sugar -- Clock -- Loom -- Sauna -- Wheel -- Wigs -- Sundial -- Plow -- Bronze -- Oven -- Alphabet -- Buttons -- Candle -- Charcoal -- Ink -- Paper -- Sewer system -- Silk -- Veneer -- Umbrella -- Bells -- Glass -- Rivet -- Soap -- Porcelain -- Scissors -- Carts and chariots -- False teeth -- Saddle -- Coins -- Aqueduct -- Arch -- Stirrups -- Aspirin -- Catapult -- Paved roads -- Lighthouse -- Wallpaper -- Clothes iron -- Cement -- Compass -- Easel -- Vending machine -- Dome -- Fork -- Carousel -- Horseshoes -- Windmill -- Paper money -- Chimney -- Gunpowder -- Fireworks -- Ambulance -- Cannon -- Flying buttress -- Hourglass -- Printing press -- Globe -- Screw -- Sawmill -- Newspaper -- Telescope -- Barometer -- Combination lock -- Microscope -- Steam engine -- Thermometer -- Dental braces -- Flush toilet -- Franklin stove -- Glue -- Lightning rod -- Biofocals -- Jigsaw puzzle -- Submarine -- Balloon -- Guillotine -- Battery -- Cotton gin -- Corkscrew -- Pencil -- Vaccination -- Ball bearings -- Parachute -- Locomotive -- Matches -- Tin can -- Stethoscope -- Fire extinguisher -- Elastic fabric -- Braille -- Lawnmower -- Mechanical reaper -- Dry ice -- Colt revolver -- Morse code -- Bicycle -- Camera -- Postage stamp -- Anesthesia -- Vulcanized rubber -- Rubber band -- Sewing machine -- Suspension bridge -- Antiseptics -- Odometer -- Safety pin -- Milking machine -- Elevator -- Syringe -- Lifejacket -- Pasteurization -- Toilet paper -- Oil well -- Window screens -- Torpedo -- Underground trains -- Dynamite -- Periodic table of the elements -- Square-bottom paper bag -- Typewriter -- Air brakes -- Can opener -- Blue jeans -- Barbed wire -- Internal combustion engine -- Telephone -- Microscope -- Phonograph --
Refrigerator -- Light bulb -- Cash register -- Shower -- Stapler -- Player piano -- Electric fan -- Skyscraper -- Automobile -- Dishwasher -- Contact lenses -- Paper drinking straw -- Pneumatic tires -- Motion pictures -- Escalator -- Carborundum -- Slot machine -- Radio -- X-ray -- Mousetrap -- Hearing aid -- Paper clip -- Washing machine -- Air conditioning -- Safety razor -- Vacuum cleaner -- Flashlight -- Airplane -- Coat hanger -- Colored crayons -- Windshield wiper -- Fly swatter -- Outboard motor -- Plastic -- Aluminum foil -- Geiger counter -- Nutcracker -- Stainless steel -- Turn and brake signals -- Armored combat tank -- Wristwatch -- Drywall -- Adhesive bandage -- Zipper -- Pop-up toaster -- Traffic light -- Cotton swabs -- Frozen food -- Adhesive tape -- Fax machine -- Liquid-fueled rocket -- Aerosol spray -- Respirator -- Television -- Bread-slicing machine -- Penicillin -- Chain saw -- Sunglasses -- Saran Wrap® -- Answering machine -- Nylon -- Parking meter -- Radar -- Sunscreen -- Aluminum siding -- Nonreflecting glass -- Photocopier -- Shopping cart -- Teflon® -- Toothbrush -- Ballpoint pen -- Helicopter -- Paperback book -- Duct tape -- Aqualung -- Atomic bomb -- Microwave oven -- Kitty litter -- Transistor -- Frisbee® -- Zamboni -- Artificial cardiac pacemaker -- Credit card -- Disposable diapers -- Bar code -- Fiber optics -- Calculator -- Robot -- Synthetic diamond -- Hovercraft -- Velcro® -- Television remote controll -- Satellite -- Laser -- Three-point seat belt -- Ultrasound imaging -- In vitro fertilization -- Artificial turf -- Athletic shoe -- Kevlar® -- ATM -- Air bags -- Computer mouse -- Smoke detector -- Compact disk -- Email -- Space shuttle -- Early pregnancy test -- Personal computer -- Post-it® notes -- GPS -- The Internet -- DNA fingerprinting.

Summary:

This book provides a chronological look at the breakthroughs, discoveries, and systems of inventions that have changed human life. From looms and sundials to personal computers and Post-it Notes, readers will learn the details and significance of man's greatest achievements.

ISBN:

1603763244
9781603763240

OCLC:

(OCoLC)801100207

Locations:

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

BIPB251 -- Van Meter Public Library (Van Meter)