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Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries: All the Milestones in Ingenuity--From the Discovery of Fire to the Invention of the Microwave Oven

by Rodney Carlisle
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780471244103
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Wiley (TP)
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley (TP)
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  • Pages: 502
  • Original Price: USD 44.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1048 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General and History

From the Back Cover
A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention

Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history.

More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer. Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present. In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists' diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources.

Comprehensive and thoroughly readable, Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries is an indispensable resource for anyone fascinated by the history of science and technology.

Topics include:

aerosol spray - algebra - Archimedes' Principle - barbed wire - canned food - carburetor - circulation of blood - condom - encryption machine - fork - fuel cell - latitude - music synthesizer - positron - radar - steel - television - traffic lights - Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN is one of the world's leading science and technology publications. In English, it reaches more than 3 million people around the world by subscription, newsstands, and online at www.sciam.com.

RODNEY CARLISLE, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and Senior Associate at History Associates Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, is the author of a number of books on the history of science and technology, including the forthcoming Encyclopedia of the Atomic Age and Jack Tar: The Life of the Sailor, 1750--1910. He lives in New Jersey.

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