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100	1		_aDoubleday, Russell, _d1872-1949
245	1	0	_aStories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2004-02-01
505	0		_aHow Guglielmo Marconi telegraphs without wires -- Santos-Dumont and his air-ship -- How a fast train is run -- How automobiles work -- The fastest steamboats -- The life-savers and their apparatus -- Moving pictures: some strange subjects and how they were taken -- Bridge builders and some of their achievements -- Submarines in war and peace -- Long-distance telephony: what happens when you talk into a telephone receiver -- A machine that thinks: a type-setting machine that makes mathematical calculations -- How heat produces cold: artificial ice-making.
508			_aProduced by Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520			_a"Stories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers" by Russell Doubleday is a collection of historical accounts written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the exciting and often challenging journeys of notable inventors and engineers, such as Guglielmo Marconi and Alberto Santos-Dumont, as they bring to life groundbreaking technologies and overcome societal skepticism in their pursuits of innovation. The opening of this work sets the stage for the adventures that will ensue, starting with the inspiring story of Guglielmo Marconi. It details Marconi's early experiments in wireless telegraphy, showcasing his quiet determination as he develops the idea that would enable communication across vast distances without the use of wires. In a mix of personal background and scientific discovery, Marconi’s character emerges as both determined and inventive, laying the groundwork for a narrative rich in personal triumphs against technical and societal challenges. This introduction establishes the theme of human ingenuity and innovation throughout the book, aiming to make the thrilling incidents of invention accessible and entertaining to readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aInventions
653			_aInventors
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11368
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