Great inventions that changed the world /

"This book is designed for a general audience, similar to those who would read Scientific American. The book describes how inventions arise from human needs instead of when the inventions were made or what technologies were involved. Chapter 1 introduces the world of inventions, and the common...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wei, James, 1930-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012.
Temas:
Inventions.
Technological innovations.
Innovations.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Inventions
Technological innovations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 6. : Transportation
  • 6.1. Land Transportation
  • 6.2. Water Transportation
  • 6.3. Air and Space Transportation
  • 7. : Information
  • 7.1. Observation
  • 7.2. Records
  • 7.3. Communication
  • 7.4. Information Tools
  • 8. : Good Life
  • 8.1. Party and Play
  • 8.2. Luxury
  • 8.3. Arts
  • 9. : Future Challenges
  • 9.1. Future Needs and Opportunities
  • 9.2. Future Sources of Inventions.
  • Foreword
  • 1. : Introduction
  • 1.1. Inventors and Inventions
  • 1.2. Innovation, Development, Diffusion
  • 1.3. Changing the World
  • Web Sources
  • 2. : Inventions for Work
  • 2.1. Tools and Methods
  • 2.2. Energy and Power
  • 2.3. Materials
  • 3. : Domestic Life: Food, Clothes, and House
  • 3.1. Food
  • 3.2. Clothes
  • 3.3. House
  • 4. : Health, Reproduction
  • 4.1. Prevention
  • 4.2. Diagnostics
  • 4.3. Therapy
  • 4.4. Reproduction
  • 5. : Security
  • 5.1. Natural Threats
  • 5.2. Economic Threats
  • 5.3. Human Violence: War.

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