The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century. — Edward W. Byrn

The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

Edward W. Byrn

History
Book language: English
398 pages

A historical survey of nineteenth-century invention, with attention to steam power, electricity, and related technologies. Edward W. Byrn traces broad currents of progress and shows how inventions reshaped daily life. It is worth listening to as an accessible introduction to the history of technology.

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Contents

THE PROGRESS OF INVENTION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
PREFACE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. The Perspective View.
CHAPTER II. Chronology of Leading Inventions of the Nineteenth Century.
CHAPTER III. The Electric Telegraph.
CHAPTER IV. The Atlantic Cable.
CHAPTER V. The Dynamo and Its Applications.
CHAPTER VI. The Electric Motor.
CHAPTER VII. The Electric Light.
CHAPTER VIII. The Telephone.
CHAPTER IX. Electricity—Miscellaneous.
CHAPTER X. The Steam Engine.
CHAPTER XI. The Steam Railway.
CHAPTER XII. Steam Navigation.
CHAPTER XIII. Printing.
CHAPTER XIV. The Typewriter.
CHAPTER XV. The Sewing Machine.
CHAPTER XVI. The Reaper.
CHAPTER XVII. Vulcanized Rubber.
CHAPTER XVIII. Chemistry.
CHAPTER XIX. Food and Drink.
CHAPTER XX. Medicine, Surgery, Sanitation.
CHAPTER XXI. The Bicycle and Automobile.
CHAPTER XXII. The Phonograph.
CHAPTER XXIII. Optics.
CHAPTER XXIV. Photography.
CHAPTER XXV. The Roentgen or X-Rays.
CHAPTER XXVI. Gas Lighting.
CHAPTER XXVII. Civil Engineering.

and 11 more chapters

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