Inventing the 20th Century: 100 Inventions That Shaped the World
Language: English
Published by NYU Press, 2000
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- Title
- Inventing the 20th Century: 100 Inventions That Shaped the World
- Author
- Dulken, Stephen van
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0814788084
- ISBN 13
- 9780814788080
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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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