Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]
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ABC-CLIO
Pages | 1164 |
Topics | American History: Science and Technology;Science;American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T);Apple Inc.;Automobile Technologies;Bifocal Glasses;Floppy Disc;Franklin, Benjamin;Jefferson, Thomas;Jobs, Steve;Kentucky Long Rifle;Neoprene;Petroleum Industry;Polio Vaccine;Tupperware;Video Games |
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Rosanne Welch and Peg A. Lamphier. Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610690942.
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Rosanne Welch and Peg A. Lamphier. Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610690942
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Rosanne Welch and Peg A. Lamphier. (2019). Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610690942
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From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects that inventions have had on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest colonization by Europeans to the present.
• Encourages readers to consider the tremendous potential impact of advances in science and technology and the ramifications of important inventions on the global market, human society, and even the planet as a whole• Supports eras addressed in the National Standards for American history as well as curricular units on inventions, discoveries, and technological advances
• Includes primary documents, a chronology, and section openers that help readers contextualize the content
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Table of Contents
Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [3 volumes]
Author(s): Rosanne Welch and Peg A. LamphierContributors: Welch, Rosanne; Lamphier, Peg;Abstract:From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects that inventions have had on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest colonization by Europeans to the present.
• Encourages readers to consider the tremendous potential impact of advances in science and technology and the ramifications of important inventions on the global market, human society, and even the planet as a whole• Supports eras addressed in the National Standards for American history as well as curricular units on inventions, discoveries, and technological advances
• Includes primary documents, a chronology, and section openers that help readers contextualize the content
Editor(s): Welch, Rosanne; Lamphier, Peg;SortTitle: technical innovation in american history: an encyclopedia of science and technology [3 volumes]Author Info:Rosanne WelcheditorPeg A. LamphiereditoreISBN-13: 9781610690942Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610690942.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610690935Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1164Publication Date: 20190228Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3 4
- Railroads 1:274307
- Ratchet Wrench 1:279312
- Relay 1:280313
- Repeating Rifle 1:280313
- Roller Skates 1:282315
- Rotary Hook (for Sewing Machines) 1:283316
- Rucker Ambulance 1:283316
- Safety Pin 1:284317
- Sewing Machine, Automated 1:284317
- Sewing Pattern 1:286319
- Solar Compass 1:287320
- Spar Torpedo 1:288321
- Steam Locomotive 1:288321
- Steam Shovel 1:291324
- Stetson 1:292325
- Stevens, Robert Livingston (1787–1856) 1:292325
- Strauss, Levi (1829–1902) 1:294327
- Telegraph 1:294327
- Ten-Hour Movement 1:297330
- Toothpaste 1:299332
- Torpedo 1:301334
- Transatlantic Cable 1:302335
- Transverse Shuttle 1:303336
- Twine Knotter 1:304337
- Twist Drill 1:304337
- United States Capitol Building, Construction of 1:304337
- U.S. Sanitary Commission (USSC) 1:306339
- Vulcanization 1:307340
- Walker, Mary (1832–1919) 1:308341
- Western Union Telegraph Company 1:310343
- Zipper 1:311344
- Bibliography: Colonial America to 1865 1:313346
- Index 1:317350
- Volume 2: Reconstruction Through World War II 2:iii380
- Copyright 2:iv381
- Contents 2:x387
- Section 1: The Rise of Industrialism, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age (1866–1900) 2:1398
- Overview 2:1398
- Abbe, Cleveland (1838–1916) 2:7404
- AC Generator and Transformer 2:9406
- AC Induction Motor 2:10407
- Adding Machine with Keys 2:14411
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) 2:14411
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) 2:16413
- Asphalt 2:17414
- Aspirin 2:18415
- Barbed Wire 2:19416
- Batteries 2:23420
- Bee Smoker 2:24421
- Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922) 2:26423
- Berliner, Emile (1851–1929) 2:29426
- Brooklyn Bridge 2:30427
- Camera 2:31428
- Can Opener 2:33430
- Carnegie, Andrew (1836–1919) 2:34431
- Carnegie Steel Mill 2:35432
- Carpet Sweeper 2:38435
- Carver, George Washington (1861–1943) 2:38435
- Cash Register 2:42439
- Celluloid 2:42439
- Coca-Cola 2:43440
- Cotton Candy Machine 2:45442
- Crayons 2:45442
- Curling Iron 2:47444
- Diner (Horse-Drawn) 2:47444
- Dishwashing Machine 2:48445
- Dow Chemical Company 2:49446
- du Pont, Pierre (1870–1954) 2:50447
- DuPont Company 2:52449
- Duprey, Ana Roqué de (1853–1933) 2:54451
- Duryea, Charles (1861–1938) and Frank (1869–1967) 2:54451
- Earmuffs 2:55452
- Eastman, George (1854–1932) 2:56453
- Eastman Kodak Company 2:56453
- Edison, Thomas (1847–1931) 2:57454
- Electric Iron 2:59456
- Electric Lightbulb 2:60457
- Electricity, War of the Currents 2:61458
- Electrification, Urban 2:63460
- Escalator 2:65462
- Ferris Wheel 2:66463
- Folding Cabinet Bed 2:68465
- Food Preservation 2:70467
- Fountain Pen 2:71468
- Frasch Process 2:72469
- Gas Transmission 2:73470
- General Electric 2:74471
- Goodrich, B. F. (1841–1888) 2:75472
- Goodyear, Charles, Jr. (1833–1896) 2:76473
- Hallidie, Andrew Smith (1836–1900) 2:76473
- Harvard Computers 2:77474
- Haynes, Elwood (1857–1925) 2:79476
- Heyl, Henry (1842–1919) 2:80477
- Ice Cream Soda 2:81478
- Inman, George (1895–1972) 2:82479
- Iron Ship with Revolving Turret 2:83480
- Ironing Board 2:83480
- Jeans 2:84481
- Jockstrap 2:86483
- Jones, Amanda T. (1835–1914) 2:86483
- Kellogg, William Keith (1860–1951) 2:88485
- Kelly, William (1811–1888) 2:89486
- Kier, Samuel (1813–1874) 2:90487
- Kinematoscope 2:91488
- Knight, Margaret (1838–1914) 2:91488
- Lady Stitchers’ Union 2:92489
- Lawn Mower, Reel-Type 2:93490
- Lennox, David (1855–1947) 2:93490
- Linotype Machine 2:94491
- Margarine 2:95492
- Matchbook Matches 2:96493
- Matzeliger, Jan Ernst (1852–1889) 2:96493
- Maxim, Hudson (1853–1927) 2:97494
- Metal Detector 2:97494
- Metal Electrode Weld 2:98495
- Metal Windmill 2:99496
- Military Technology (Post–Civil War through World War I) 2:100497
- Mining Sulfur Fluidically 2:102499
- Motion Picture Camera 2:102499
- National Consumers League 2:104501
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2:105502
- Niagara Falls Power Plant 2:106503
- Office Technology (Pre–World War II) 2:112509
- Paper Bag 2:114511
- Paper Clip 2:114511
- Phonograph 2:115512
- Photographic Film 2:120517
- Pipe Wrench 2:121518
- Player Piano 2:121518
- Portland Cement Mortar 2:122519
- Pullman Car 2:123520
- Punch Card Tabulator 2:123520
- Quadruplex Telegraph 2:124521
- Railroad Refrigerator Car 2:125522
- Railroad Sleeping Car and Pullman Car 2:126523
- Railroad Switch Systems 2:127524
- Richards, Ellen Swallow (1842–1911) 2:128525
- Roebling, Emily (1843–1903) 2:129526
- Roebling, John (1806–1869) 2:131528
- Roll Film 2:133530
- Roller Coaster 2:133530
- Rotary Washing Machine 2:134531
- Rowing Machine 2:135532
- Saccharine 2:135532
- Silo 2:137534
- Skyscraper 2:138535
- Soda Fountain 2:140537
- Spork 2:141538
- Steel Arched Bridge 2:142539
- Stethoscope, Binaural 2:143540
- Stockyards 2:144541
- Tape Measure 2:146543
- Taylor, Frederick (1856–1915) 2:146543
- Tesla, Nikola (1856–1943) 2:147544
- Ticker Tape 2:149546
- Tom Thumb Locomotive 2:150547
- Track-Type Tractor 2:152549
- Transcontinental Railroad 2:153550
- Twine Self-Binding Harvester 2:155552
- Typewriter and QWERTY 2:155552
- Velocipede 2:156553
- Vending Machine 2:157554
- Vibrator 2:158555
- Water Heater 2:159556
- Weather Forecasting 2:160557
- Westinghouse Air Brake 2:160557
- Windmill 2:161558
- World’s Fairs 2:161558
- Wright, Wilbur (1867–1912) and Orville (1871–1948) 2:164561
- Yerkes Observatory 2:166563
- Section 2: The Progressive Era and the Roaring Twenties (1900–1929) 2:169566
- Overview 2:169566
- Aerosol Spray Can 2:176573
- Airplane 2:176573
- Anderson, Mary (1866–1953) 2:179576
- Assembly Line 2:179576
- Automobile Technologies (Pre–World War II) 2:181578
- Bakelite 2:183580
- Band-Aid 2:185582
- Bell Telephone Laboratories 2:185582
- Binney & Smith Inc. 2:186583
- Birdseye, Clarence (1886–1956) 2:187584
- Blender 2:188585
- Blodgett, Katherine (1898–1979) 2:188585
- Boeing, William E. (1881–1956) 2:189586
- Bottle-Making Machine 2:190587
- Bread Slicer and Wrapping Machine 2:191588
- Bryant, Alice (1862–1942) 2:192589
- Cannon, Annie Jump (1863–1941) 2:192589
- Carothers, Wallace (1896–1937) 2:194591
- Christmas Tree Lights 2:194591
- Chuck Wagon 2:195592
- de Forest, Lee (1873–1961) 2:196593
- Dickelman, Elizabeth (dates unknown) 2:197594
- Dickerson, Mary Cynthia (1866–1923) 2:197594
- Drew, Charles (1904–1950) 2:198595
- Ductile Tungsten 2:199596
- Einstein, Albert (1879–1955) 2:199596
- Empire State Building 2:201598
- Ford, Henry (1863–1947) 2:202599
- Freon 2:204601