Great Victorian Inventions: Novel Contrivances and Industrial Revolutions

By Caroline Rochford

Who invented the flying machine? Was the Titanic really the first 'unsinkable' ship? How would one use a phonoscope?Using old Victorian documents, Caroline Rochford takes the reader on a guided tour of hundreds of fascinating nineteenth-century inventions from across the globe, some strange and some remarkably familiar.Think solar power is a modern concept? Think again Today everyone has a camera, but imagine the excitement of taking a snap of a giraffe hotel This is a surprising journey, taking the reader on a trip from the clouds to the bottom of the ocean, with stops everywhere in between. Discover the use of whispering machines, crime-fighting streetlamps and over 200 other remarkable Victorian inventions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445636174
• ISBN13: 9781445636177
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.8" x 7.6"