Books with title Inventors and Their Inventions

THIS book contains twelve stories of great inventions, with a concluding chapter on famous inventors of today. Each of the inventions described has added to the comforts and joys of the world. Each of these inventions has brought about new industries in which many men and women have found employment. These stories, therefore, offer an easy approach to an understanding of the origin of certain parts of our civilization, and of the rise of important industries. The story of each invention is interwoven with that of the life of its inventor. The lives of inventors furnish materials of the highest educative value. These materials are not only interesting, but they convey their own vivid lessons on how big things are brought about, and on the traits of mind and heart which make for success. It is hoped that this book will set its readers to thinking how the conveniences of life have been obtained, and how progress has been made in the industrial world. While appealing to their interest in inventions and in men who accomplish great things, may it also bring them into contact with ideas which will grip their hearts, fire the imagination, and mold their ideals into worthier forms.

One thing that hasnt changed much at all in the last 10,000 years is the human brain. The relentless curiosity of the human mind, combined with our ability to solve problems, has resulted in huge innovation and change. Here then, are some of the most revolutionary ideas of the last 300 years. From James Watt and the invention of the steam engine, and the motorcars of Daimler and Benz, to the invention of cinema and television, More Great Inventors and Their Inventions explores the creation of seven great innovations, and the minds behind them. A marvelous snapshot of seven of the worlds greatest inventions. Written and narrated so as to spark the interest of a junior audience in the fascinating topic of science. Part of the popular non-fiction Naxos AudioBooks series aimed at informing and entertaining younger listeners and their parents! A follow-up to the well-received Naxos AudioBooks title, Great Inventors and Their Inventions. Presented for the junior audience as always with attractive classical music.

Excerpt from Great Inventors and Their InventionsThis book contains twelve stories of great inventions, with a concluding chapter on famous inventors of to-day. Each of the inventions described has added to the comforts and joys of the world. Each of these inventions has brought about new industries in which many men and women have found employment. These stories, therefore, offer an easy approach to an understanding of the origin of certain parts of our civilization, and of the rise of important industries.The story of each invention is interwoven with that of the life of its inventor. The lives of inventors furnish materials of the highest educative value. These materials are not only interesting, but they convey their own vivid lessons on how big things are brought about, and on the traits of mind and heart which make for success.It is hoped that this book will set its readers to thinking how the conveniences of life have been obtained, and how progress has been made in the industrial world. While appealing to their interest in inventions and in men who accomplish great things, may it also bring them into contact with ideas which will grip their hearts, fire the imagination, and mold their ideals into worthier forms.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

One time, a prying group of persons in New York City assembled at a ship quay. Taut to the wharf was an odd-looking boat. A flue had risen overhead the surface. From the flanks of the craft, there hoisted a strangely formed paddle wheels. Without a warning, the vapors of haze from the vent got bigger, the paddle wheels spun, and the vessel, to the bewilderment of everyone, shifted. It was called "Fulton's Folly," the Clermont, on her first travel to Albany. The first craft utilized by humans was possibly the shaft of an old sprig, swung around through a fragmented twig or rod. Then a little ruffian saw that a good craft can be built by fixing some woods collectively to form a tranche. But tranches are tough to budge, so the core of a wood was emptied out by a rock cleaver or fire, to create an even improved dinghy, or shreds of birch stem were cleverly tied as one to make a willowy boat. Canoes were built also of crude panels. With that primeval boat, crossings of thousands of miles were possible across the big rivers such as the Mississippi, or on the coasts of local deeps including the Great Lakes. Such Great Inventors and Inventions are: James Watt and the Invention of the Steam Engine; Robert Fulton and the Invention of the Steamboat; George Stephenson & Invention of the Locomotive; Invention of the Electric Engine; The Invention of the Spinning Machines; Eli Whitney & the Invention of the Cotton Gin; Elias Howe & the Invention of the Sewing Machine; Cyrus H. McCormick and the Invention of the Reaper; Henry Bessemer and the Making of Steel; John Gutenberg and the Invention of Printing; Samuel F. B Morse and the Invention of the Telegraph; Alexander Graham Bell and Invention of the Telephone; and the Inventions of Thomas A. Edison; Orville and Wilbur Wright; Guglielmo Marconi; John P. Holland.

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