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
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- Volume 1: Colonial America to 1865 1:iii4
- Copyright 1:iv5
- Contents 1:v6
- Introduction 1:xxi22
- Chronology 1:xxvii28
- Section 1: Colonial America and Enlightenment Science 1:134
- Overview 1:134
- American Philosophical Society 1:841
- Astronomical Almanacs 1:1144
- Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806) 1:1346
- Bifocals 1:1649
- Bushnell, David (1740–c. 1824) 1:1750
- Colden, Jane (1724–1766) 1:1952
- Daylight Saving Time 1:2053
- Extension Arm (Long Arm) 1:2154
- Fire Safety 1:2154
- Flexible Catheter 1:2255
- Food Production, Native American 1:2356
- Franklin, Benjamin (1706–1790) 1:2558
- Franklin Stove 1:2760
- Glass Harmonica (Armonica) 1:3063
- Glover, Elizabeth (d. 1643) 1:3265
- Godfrey, Thomas (1704–1749) 1:3366
- Home Weaving 1:3467
- Iron- and Silversmithing 1:3467
- Kentucky Long Rifle 1:3568
- Lightning Rod 1:3669
- Loom 1:3871
- Lucas, Eliza (1722–1793) 1:4073
- Masters, Sybilla (c. 1675–1720) 1:4275
- Mather, Cotton (1663–1728) 1:4376
- Natural History 1:4477
- Onesimus (fl. 1706–1716) 1:4679
- Peale, Charles Willson (1741–1827) 1:4780
- Priestley, Joseph (1733–1804) 1:5184
- Rittenhouse, David (1732–1796) 1:5285
- “Saugus Pot,” 1:5487
- Schooner 1:5588
- Silversmithing 1:5689
- Smallpox Inoculation 1:5689
- Spinning Wheel 1:5992
- Street Lighting 1:6295
- Swim Fins 1:6295
- Three-Wheel Clock 1:6396
- Turtle Submarine 1:6598
- Whiton, David Erskine (1825–1904) 1:67100
- Winthrop, John (1714–1779) 1:68101
- Section 2: The New Republic and the Market Economy (1780–1820) 1:71104
- Overview 1:71104
- Amphibious Steam Vehicle 1:79112
- Apple Parers 1:82115
- Babbitt, Sarah “Tabitha” (1779–1853) 1:84117
- Ballard, Martha (1735–1812) 1:84117
- Banjo Clock 1:87120
- Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821–1910) 1:87120
- Burr Truss Bridge 1:91124
- Canals 1:92125
- Canning Factory 1:95128
- Charting the Gulf Stream 1:96129
- Circular Saw 1:97130
- Coffee Percolator 1:98131
- Cotton Gin 1:99132
- Cotton Sewing Thread 1:101134
- Dental Floss 1:102135
- Diffraction Grating 1:103136
- Erie Canal 1:104137
- Evans, Oliver (1755–1819) 1:107140
- Factory Girls’ Association (Lowell,Massachusetts) 1:109142
- Fire Hydrant 1:109142
- Fitch, John (1743–1798) 1:111144
- Flatboat 1:112145
- Fulton, Robert (1765–1815) 1:114147
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1:115148
- Greene, Catharine Littlefield (1755–1814) 1:116149
- High-Pressure Steam Engine 1:117150
- Interchangeable Parts 1:118151
- Internal Combustion Engine 1:119152
- Jefferson, Thomas (1743–1826) 1:121154
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) 1:123156
- Lobster Trap 1:127160
- Lowell Mill System 1:128161
- Milling Machine 1:130163
- Morey, Samuel (1762–1843) 1:131164
- Multitubular Boiler 1:132165
- National Road 1:132165
- Odometer 1:135168
- Patent and Copyright Statutes 1:135168
- Practical Ocean Navigation 1:137170
- Report on Manufactures (1791) 1:138171
- River Steamer 1:139172
- Rumford Fireplace 1:141174
- Rush, Benjamin (1746–1813) 1:142175
- Screw-Cutting Lathe 1:145178
- Slater, Samuel (1768–1835) 1:146179
- Steam Engine 1:148181
- Steam Tractor 1:149182
- Steamboat 1:150183
- Submarine 1:154187
- Suspension Bridge 1:155188
- Swivel Chair 1:157190
- Thompson, Benjamin (Count Rumford) (1753–1814) 1:158191
- Three-Piece Iron Plow 1:159192
- Vapor-Compression Refrigerator 1:161194
- Waltham-Lowell Textile System 1:161194
- Wheel Cipher 1:162195
- Whitney, Eli (1765–1825) 1:163196
- Section 3: Antebellum Industrialization and the Civil War (1820–1865) 1:167200
- Overview 1:167200
- Adhesive Tape 1:174207
- Agassiz, Louis (1807–1873) 1:175208
- Anesthesia 1:178211
- Ball Bearings and Babbitt Metal 1:179212
- Best Friend Steam Engine 1:181214
- Breast Pump 1:182215
- Brown Truss 1:182215
- Burglar Alarm 1:183216
- Calliope (Steam Organ) 1:183216
- Cannon, Double-Barrel 1:185218
- Civil War Medicine (1861–1865) 1:186219
- Civil War Nursing 1:190223
- Clipper Ship 1:194227
- Clothespin 1:196229
- Coal-Mining Technologies 1:197230
- Coil Magnet/Electromagnet 1:199232
- Colgate, William (1783–1857) 1:200233
- Colored Female Free Produce Society 1:201234
- Colt, Samuel (1814–1862) 1:202235
- Colt Revolver 1:203236
- Columbiad Cannon 1:204237
- Combine Harvester 1:205238
- Compact Iron Stove 1:207240
- Conestoga Wagon 1:208241
- Corn Sheller 1:211244
- Corset 1:211244
- Coston, Martha (1826–1904) 1:213246
- Cowboy Hat (Stetson) 1:213246
- Crumpler, Rebecca (1831–1895) 1:214247
- Cylinder Pin Tumbler Lock 1:216249
- Dahlgren Gun 1:216249
- Deere, John (1804–1886) and Deere and Company 1:217250
- Dental Chair 1:219252
- Detachable Collar 1:219252
- Dix, Dorothea (1802–1887) 1:220253
- Dustpan 1:221254
- Eggbeater 1:222255
- Electric Doorbell 1:223256
- Electric Stove 1:223256
- Electric Street Railway 1:223256
- Elevator Safety Brake 1:224257
- Equatorial Sextant 1:225258
- Field, Cyrus West (1819–1892) 1:226259
- Fire Alarm Call Box 1:227260
- Floating Dry Dock (1849) 1:228261
- Gas Well 1:230263
- Gold-Mining Technologies 1:231264
- Goodyear, Charles (1800–1860) 1:232265
- Grain Elevator 1:233266
- Gridiron for Cooking 1:234267
- Hand-Cranked Ice Cream Maker 1:234267
- Health Reform 1:235268
- Henry, Joseph (1797–1878) 1:237270
- Hoop Skirt 1:238271
- Horse-Drawn Streetcar 1:239272
- Hospital Transport Service, Women’s Department 1:240273
- Howe, Elias (1819–1867) 1:241274
- Howe Truss 1:242275
- Hunt, Walter 1:243276
- Interchangeable Gun Parts 1:243276
- Inverted Microscope 1:244277
- Jervis, John B. (1795–1885) 1:245278
- Land Mines 1:245278
- Long, Crawford Williamson (1815–1878) 1:246279
- Machine/Gatling Gun 1:247280
- Mason Jar 1:249282
- Maynard, Edward (1813–1891) 1:249282
- Maynard Carbine 1:250283
- McCormick, Cyrus (1809–1884) 1:252285
- Mechanical Reaper 1:254287
- Merrick, Solymon (1806–1852) 1:255288
- Military Technology (Civil War) 1:255288
- Mitchell, Maria (1818–1889) 1:258291
- Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791–1872) 1:260293
- Morse Code 1:261294
- National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 1:262295
- Nightingale Plan 1:263296
- North, Simeon (1765–1852) 1:264297
- Nursing 1:265298
- Omnibus System 1:265298
- Papermaking Machine 1:266299
- Pencil Eraser 1:267300
- Pepper (and Salt) Shaker 1:267300
- Perkins, Jacob (1766–1849) 1:267300
- Platform Scale 1:268301
- Polished Steel Plow 1:269302
- Printing 1:269302
- Printing Telegraph 1:271304
- Pullman, George Mortimer (1831–1897) 1:273306
- Railroad T-Rail and Tie 1:273306
- Railroads 1:274307