American Inventions and Inventors by William A. Mowry and Arthur May Mowry
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.html.images | 543 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.epub3.images | 6.3 MB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.epub.images | 6.3 MB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.epub.noimages | 265 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.kf8.images | 6.4 MB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.kindle.images | 6.3 MB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47258.txt.utf-8 | 450 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47258/pg47258-h.zip | 5.3 MB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Mowry, William A. (William Augustus), 1829-1917 |
|---|---|
| Author | Mowry, Arthur May, 1862-1900 |
| LoC No. | 00002285 |
| Title | American Inventions and Inventors |
| Note | Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | "American Inventions and Inventors" by William A. Mowry and Arthur May Mowry is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores the significant contributions of American inventors and the impact of their inventions on society, focusing particularly on the evolution of tools and technologies that transformed daily life. The opening of the book sets the stage for understanding the importance of inventions in overcoming the challenges posed by nature. It discusses the essential role of fire in human advancement, describing historical methods of heating, cooking, and providing light. The text emphasizes the progression from primitive practices, such as using open flames and candles, to more complex technologies like stoves and kerosene lamps. By illustrating the uses of fire and heat as foundational elements of civilization, the authors aim to cultivate an appreciation for the inventions that have shaped modern life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | T: Technology |
| Subject | Inventions |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 47258 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 81 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
