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Men Of Invention And Industry
| Author: | Samuel Smiles |
| Category: | Industrial Materials [Edit] |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Project Gutenberg |
| Release Date: | 01 Nov 1996 |
| Pages: | 298 |
| File Size: | 1.57 MB |
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| Creation Date: | 19 Jul 2022 |
| Rank: | 746,890 No 1 most popular |
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Samuel Smiles
The Author Book Men of Invention and Industry and the author of 31 another books.
Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904
Book Description
Author: Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904
Title: Men of Invention and Industry
Contents: Phineas Pett : beginnings of English shipbuilding -- Francis Pettit Smith, practical introducer of the screw propeller -- John Harrison, inventor of the marine chronometer -- John Lombe, introducer of the silk industry into England -- William Murdock, his life and inventions -- Frederick Koenig, inventor of the steam-printing machine -- The Walters of the "Times" : invention of the Walter press -- William Clowes : book-printing by steam -- Charles Bianconi : a lesson of self-help in Ireland -- Industry in Ireland : through Connaught and Ulster to Belfast -- Ship-building in Belfast / by E.J. Harland, engineer and shipbuilder -- Astronomers and students in humble life : a new chapter in the "Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties".
Language: English
LoC Class: T: Technology
Subject: Inventors -- Biography
Subject: Industrial arts -- Biography
Release Date: Nov 1, 1996
Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.
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