The Boyhood of Great Inventors (Registro nro. 79031)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DA |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Robertson, A. Fraser |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Boyhood of Great Inventors |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2011-12-03 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | John Smeaton -- John Flaxman -- Sir Humphrey [i.e. Humphry] Davy -- Sir Richard Arkwright -- Josiah Wedgwood -- George Stephenson -- Thomas Alva Edison -- James Watt. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Chris Curnow, Anna Whitehead, eagkw and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Boyhood of Great Inventors" by A. Fraser Robertson is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the early lives of several notable inventors, focusing particularly on their childhood experiences, struggles, and early inspirations that would ultimately lead them to become great innovators in their fields. Through these narratives, the book highlights each inventor's formative years, pointing to the often humble beginnings that set the stage for their remarkable achievements. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the story of John Smeaton, an engineer renowned for building the Eddystone Lighthouse. The opening portion details Smeaton's early life, illustrating his inquisitive nature as he disassembles toys to understand their mechanisms and constructs his own inventions. As a quiet and thoughtful boy, Smeaton's passion for engineering flourished under the guidance of his supportive parents, despite facing the societal expectations of pursuing a more conventional profession. The narrative unfolds to showcase his determination to follow his true calling as a mechanic, which ultimately leads him to embark on the significant task of designing a lighthouse that could withstand the tumultuous seas, thereby solidifying his legacy in engineering history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
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| Uncontrolled term | Inventors -- Great Britain -- Biography |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38191">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38191</a> |
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