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CONTENTS
I PRIMITIVE INVENTIONS
II DISCOVERIES OP THE ANCIENTS
III THE GREAT AWAKENING
IV IRON, TIN, AND STEEL
V THE BEGINNING OP CLOCKS AND WATCHES
VI THE COMING OF STEAM
VII GAS LIGHTING AND THE SAFETY LAMP
VIII LOCKS AND BLOCKS
IX THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
X SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHY
XI ROADS AND BRIDGES
XII THE SEWING MACHINE
XIII DIVING SUITS AND DIVING BELLS
XIV PHOTOGRAPHY
XV MODERN PRINTING
XVI THE TELEPHONE
XVII THE DEVELOPMENT OP THE MOTOR CAR
XVIII ELECTRIC LIGHT AND THE PHONOGRAPH
XIX BALLOONS AND AIRSHIPS
XX THE AEROPLANE
XXI FROM MUSKET TO MACHINE GUN
XXII FROM GUNPOWDER TO HIGH EXPLOSIVES
XXIII MOVING PICTURES
XXIV WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
XXV WIRELESS TELEPHONY
XXVI RADIUM AND THE X-RAY
XXVII THE ELECTRIC FURNACE
XXVIII HARNESSING NATURE
XXIX WHAT MACHINERY DOES FOR MAN
Illustrations
Cover
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© 2000, 2001, 2002 by Lynn Waterman
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