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100 1 _aBurns, Elmer Ellsworth,
_d1868-1956
245 1 4 _aThe Story of Great Inventions
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-10-03
505 0 _aThe age of Archimedes -- The age of Galileo -- The eighteenth century -- Faraday and the first dynamo -- Great inventions of the nineteenth century -- The twentieth-century outlook -- Appendix: brief notes on important inventions.
508 _aProduced by Anna Hall, Albert László, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Story of Great Inventions" by Elmer Ellsworth Burns is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the fascinating history and development of significant technological advancements and inventions, focusing on influential figures in science and engineering. It emphasizes the connection between scientific discoveries and the inventions that arose from them, illustrating how these breakthroughs shaped modern civilization. The opening of this work introduces Archimedes, detailing his life in ancient Syracuse, where he is portrayed as the first great inventor. The narrative describes his remarkable feats, such as moving heavy objects using simple machines, and highlights his ingenuity during the Roman siege of Syracuse, where his inventions successfully defended the city. Additionally, it covers Archimedes' principle on buoyancy, revealing how his discoveries catalyzed subsequent advancements in science and engineering. This sets the stage for a broader exploration of inventions through history, leading to the eventual chapters that will delve into the contributions of later figures like Galileo and Newton. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aInventions -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37609
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