A history of inventions and discoveries: alphabetically arranged

By Francis Sellon White

Book Overview

Steam, steel, and sudden sparks of insight shaped the modern world. Curiosity needs an alphabetical map. Open anywhere and you are in the workshop, the laboratory, the observatory. Francis Sellon White's A history of inventions and discoveries, alphabetically arranged is an alphabetical reference guide for the age of patents and experiments: a brisk, encyclopedic compendium of inventions that moves from household contrivances to the great engines of industry. Along the way, it touches navigation, medicine, communications, and the tools of labour, giving bearings without drowning the reader in jargon. Read it as a historical technology dictionary and a panoramic history of inventions, where famous inventors and inventions sit beside lesser-known advances, and where a scientific discoveries timeline emerges through concise, fact-focused entries. It is equally satisfying for the browsing reader and invaluable as a students research resource, especially as a homeschool science supplement that gives context to names, dates, and breakthrough ideas. As a Victorian-era science title rooted in industrial revolution technology, this book captures the confidence, anxieties, and appetite for classification that defined the nineteenth century's relationship with progress. For collectors of history of science classics, it offers more than reference: it is a period snapshot of how knowledge was organised, debated, and shared. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a fine heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a public domain reprint edition worthy of the shelf.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353703166
• ISBN13: 9789353703165
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"