INVENTING THE 20TH CENTURY. 100 Inventions that Shaped the World.
Published by London: British Library, 2000.
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Roy.8vo (234x156mm), 256p. 100 illustrations, Cloth, dustjacket. (NEW BOOK) Drawing on the British Library's vast and comprehensive collection of patents, this handsome illustrated book recounts the history of 100 of the most significant inventions of the 20th century, decade by decade. It combines a brief history of each patent with a copy of the original patent application and includes the zip fastener (or 'hookless fastener'), Post-it notes ('inherently tacky, elastomeric polymer' - so there!), nylon, Velcro, Monopoly, Scrabble, Tupperware, Formica, Teflon, in short from the parking meter (a really great contribution to mankind that one) to the Slinky toy, from genetic fingerprinting to the lava-lamp. This book may well become the pub-bore's Bible, order a copy now and get in there first.
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- Title
- INVENTING THE 20TH CENTURY. 100 Inventions that Shaped the World.
- Author
- Van DULKEN, Stephen.
- Publisher
- London: British Library, 2000.
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0712308660
- ISBN 13
- 9780712308663
Imagine your average day without zippers, airplanes or vacuum cleaners, without your clock radio or your personal stereo, without photocopiers. All of these devices were invented within the last hundred years and have since transformed our daily landscape.
Drawing on The British Library's vast and comprehensive collection of patents, this handsomely illustrated book recounts the history of 100 of the most significant inventions of the century, decade by decade.
From the photocopier to the Slinky, from genetic fingerprinting to the Lava Lamp, from the ballpoint pen to the fuel cell, Inventing the Twentieth Century is an informative, illuminating window onto the technology of the twentieth century. It's the perfect gift book for every inventor and tinkerer in your life!
"A wonderful book"
—L.A. Daily Breeze, Oct. 19, 2001
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Review
Each entry consists of a page of text describing the patent and a facing page of diagrams from the application, some of which are perplexing or amusing. From the frivolous (snowboard) to the deadly serious (genetic fingerprinting) and even lifesaving (Viagra--?), Van Dulken collects inventions with the widest interest to a general audience. Each decade's section is introduced with a brief contextual exposition that lays the groundwork for understanding the circumstances that permitted each inventor's inspiration to strike. Inventing the Twentieth Century is great fun to read, but also manages to challenge its readers and inspire thinking about technology and our collective future. Let's hear it for pleasant surprises! --Rob Lightner
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