Pioneers of the Industrial Age breakthroughs in technology / edited by Sherman Hollar.
| Other author | Hollar, Sherman. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, |
| Description | 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Inventors and innovators |
| Contents | John Kay -- James Hargreaves -- Richard Arkwright -- James Watt -- Edmund Cartwright -- Samuel Crompton -- Robert Fulton -- Eli Whitney -- Samuel Slater -- The Stephenson Family -- George Stephenson -- Robert Stephenson -- George Robert Stephenson -- Samuel F.B. Morse -- Charles Goodyear -- Cyrus Hall Mccormick -- Elias Howe -- Andrew Carnegie -- Margaret E. Knight -- John D. Rockefeller -- Elijah Mccoy -- George Westinghouse -- Alexander Graham Bell -- Thomas Alva Edison -- Early life and career -- Menlo Park -- The phonograph -- The electric lightbulb -- "Invention factory" in West Orange -- Later years -- Nikola Tesla -- Henry Ford -- Charles Martin Hall -- George Washington Carver -- The Wright brothers -- Guglielmo Marconi -- Lee de Forest -- Nora Stanton Blatch Barney. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012005541 |
| ISBN | 9781615306961 (library binding) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |