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100	1		_aPiercy, Willis Duff
245	1	0	_aGreat Inventions and Discoveries
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2011
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2011-09-30
505	0		_aIntroduction -- The printing press -- The steam engine -- Electricity: the telegraph and the telephone -- Electricity: Lighting, transportation, and other uses -- The discovery of America -- Weapons and gunpowder -- Astronomical discoveries and inventions -- The cotton-gin -- Anæsthetics -- Steel and rubber -- Stenography and the typewriter -- The friction match -- Photography -- Clocks -- Some machines: The sewing machine. The reaper. Spinning and weaving machines -- Aeronautics.
508			_aE-text prepared by Albert László and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)
520			_a"Great Inventions and Discoveries" by Willis Duff Piercy is an educational work aimed at young readers, written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles significant inventions and discoveries that have shaped human civilization, highlighting key figures and their contributions to technological advancement. Through engaging prose, it aims to instill appreciation for innovation and the historical context in which these breakthroughs occurred. The opening of the book sets the stage for a fascinating exploration of civilization's journey from primitive existence to the complex modern world. It begins with a vivid contrast between the lives of early cave-dwellers and contemporary society, emphasizing the transformative impact of inventions like the printing press, steam engine, and electric telegraph. Piercy introduces the concept of civilization as the accumulation of achievements, illustrating how each invention contributes to societal advancement, safety, and happiness. This initial chapter lays a foundation for the subsequent detailed discussions on specific technologies, urging readers to recognize humanity's capacity for progress through ingenuity and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aInventions
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37574
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