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The Smithsonian book of invention.
- Title
- The Smithsonian book of invention.
- Publication
- [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution ; New York : distributed by W. W. Norton, c1978.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | T15 .S64 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Smithsonian Institution
- Description
- 256 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm.
- Summary
- Traces the history and development of invention and technology from prehistoric times to the present and examines the impact of technology and industry on civilization.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- pt. 1. The Yankee perspective -- pt. 2. Origins of invention -- pt. 3. Engines of technology -- pt. 4. Revolutions of science -- pt. 5. The reach of industry -- pt. 6. The impact of innovation -- pt. 7. The summons of the future. High technology. Neglected riches of nature.
- ISBN
- 0895990024 :
- LCCN
- ^^^78062960^
- OCLC
- 4413297
- SCSB-10110109
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library