Popular Science. 100 Inventions That Changed the World

Weldon Owen, 2016. — 190 p. — ISBN: 161628966X.We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about-
Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals.
Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shells. Industrial advances, such as the steam engine and the power loom for weaving.
Transportation advances, including the airplane, the diesel engine, the automobile, and the air-inflated rubber tire.
Electronic marvels, including colour television, the microprocessor, the personal computer, the compact disc, and the cell phone.
Medical advances, from antiseptic surgery to the electron microscope... and much more.
Inventors and pioneers of science and technology, including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. Dunlop, the Wright Brothers, Werner von Braun, Jonas Salk, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and many others are also discussed.The Stuff of Science
Velcro
Gunpowder
Dynamite
Teflon
Fertilizer
Silicone
Plastic
Carbon Nanotubes
Spreading Ideas
Internet
Fiber Optics
Corporation
Holography
Alphabet
Pencil and Pen
Camera
Phonograph
Graphical User Interface
Videotape
Television
Electric Guitar
Printing Press
Virtual Reality
Telegraph
Morse Code
Computer
Video Games
Satellite
Telephone
Abacus
Paper
Radio
Calculus
Arabic Numerals
The Body
In Vitro Fertilization
Anesthetic
Penicillin
Brassiere
Kevlar
Jeans
Vaccination
The Pill
CT Scan
X-ray
Pacemaker
Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)
Hypodermic Needle
Condom
Stethoscope
Pasteurization
Cloning
Things That Go
Automobile
Jet Engine
Stealth Aircraft
Wheel
Shipping Container
Compass
Sonar
Drone
Locomotive
Guided Missile
Submarine
Saturn V
Radar
Making Something Out of Nothing
Moving Assembly Line
Ball Bearing
Screw
Nail
3-D Printing
Windmill
Cement
Steel
Nuclear Reactor
Steel Skyscraper
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking)
Atomic Bomb
Steam Engine
Wastewater Treatment
Oil Refining
Internal Combustion Engine
Game-Changing Gadgets
Laser
Transistor
RFID
Lightbulb
Zipper
Microcontroller
Optical Sensor
Capacitor
Telescope
Microscope
Battery
Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
Alternating Current
Clock
Gregorian Calendar
Mechanical Reaper
Cotton Gin
Refrigeration
Remote Control
Rifle
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