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100 1 _aForman, S. E.
_q(Samuel Eagle),
_d1858-1941
245 1 0 _aStories of Useful Inventions
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-10-29
505 0 _aThe match -- The stove -- The lamp -- The forge -- The steam-engine -- The plow -- The reaper -- The mill -- The loom -- The house -- The carriage -- The boat -- The clock -- The book -- The message.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Stories of Useful Inventions" by S. E. Forman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution and significance of various inventions that have greatly impacted human civilization, such as the match, the stove, and the steam engine. It provides insights into how these inventions have shaped daily life and fostered progress throughout history. The opening of the book presents a preface that introduces the overarching theme of inventions as milestones in human progress and civilization. Forman emphasizes that while many inventions have been studied in isolation, this work seeks to connect them, showcasing how humanity has learned to harness and control the elements to improve their existence. He hints at the stories to follow by sharing the narrative of the match, illustrating humanity's long quest to create a reliable way to generate fire. This sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the ingenuity behind other vital inventions that have transformed society over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aInventions
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41219
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