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September
2003 features
books and links about
Inventions |
In the Reference area
Biographical
Encyclopedia of Scientists
edited by Richard Olson
Ref 509.2 Bio
A wonderful set for finding the biography of scientists and
inventors. This five-volume set profiles 472 figures in the
history of scientific investigation, arranged alphabetically by name. Encyclopedia
of Technology and Applied Sciences
published by Marshal Cavendish
Ref 603
This ten volume set covers almost every aspect of technology. If
you need information on a technology or invention from the abacus to
wood carving, try this useful encyclopedia. Really
Useful: the Origins of Everyday Things
by Joel Levy
Ref 608 Ref
Gadgets, tools, implements, appliances, and odds and ends are all
investigated in an accessible, informative, and entertaining
style. Undercover the secrets of everyday items like razors, Bic
pens, zippers, toothbrushes, and umbrellas. The book explores
centuries of innovation to uncover the surprising history of everyday
things. A
History of Invention: from Stone Axes to Silicon Chips
by Trevor Williams
Ref 609 Wil
Originally published in 1987, this edition has been updated and
revised by William E. Schaaf, Jr. with Arianne E. Burnette in
2000. The book is divided into five chronological sections with
chapters on various technologies of each time period. The
book is an excellent overview of invention throught the ages.
On the non-fiction shelves The
Way Things Work
by David Mcaulay
600 Mac
Not really a book about inventions but rather a book that demonstrates
how many inventions work. Works
of Man: the Story of Invention and Engineering from the Pyramids to
the Space Shuttle
by Donald W. Clark
608 Cla
A chronicle of man's attempts from prehistoric times to the space age
to exploit the slowly discerned laws of nature. Circles:
Fifty Round Trips Through History, Technology, Science, Culture
by James Burke
609 Bur
Fifty mesmerizing journeys into the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began. Whether exploring electromagnetic fields, the origin of hot chocolate, or DNA fingerprinting, all illustrate the serendipitous and surprisingly circular nature of change. Connections
by James Burke
609 Bur
James Burke examines the ideas, inventions, and coincidences that have culminated in the major technological advances of today. He untangles the pattern of interconnecting events, the accidents of time, circumstance, and place that gave rise to major inventions of the world. Ancient
Inventions
by Peter James and Nick Thorpe
609 Jam
Historian and archaeologist team James and Thorpe have pooled their
expertise in amassing this compendium of human ingenuity through the
ages. Brimming with odd facts and entertaining curiosities,
the book is a wonderful celebration of the endless inventiveness of
the human mind.
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