The author was an Expert and Patent Solicitor, Ex-Examiner in the Patent Office and Assistant
Commissioner of Patents at Washington, Writer of Inventions, etc. He put together this collection to illustrate a period of remarkable advances in technology across the board. - Summary by LynneT
Chapters
1 INTRODUCTORY, INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES, THEIR DEVELOPMENT 22 min 2 AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPLEMENTS 19 min 3 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 16 min 4 AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS 21 min 5 AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS (continued) 21 min 6 CHEMISTRY, MEDICINES, SURGERY, DENTISTRY 27 min 7 STEAM AND STEAM ENGINES 45 min 8 ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION 43 min 9 ELECTRICITY 34 min 10 ELECTRICITY continued 50 min 11 HOISTING, CONVEYING AND STORING 28 min 12 HYDRAULICS 35 min 13 PNEUMATICS AND PNEUMATIC MACHINES 33 min 14 ART OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOKING, REFRIGERATION AND LIGHTING 34 min 15 METALLURGY 37 min 16 METAL WORKING 20 min 17 ORDNANCE, ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES 44 min 18 PAPER AND PRINTING 33 min 19 TEXTILES 29 min 20 GARMENTS 28 min 21 INDUSTRIAL MACHINES 23 min 22 WOOD-WORKING 28 min 23 FURNITURE 13 min 24 LEATHER 22 min 25 MINERALS, WELLS 22 min 26 HOROLOGY AND INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION 32 min 27 MUSIC, ACOUSTICS, OPTICS, FINE ARTS 36 min 28 SAFES AND LOCKS 17 min 29 CARRYING MACHINES 25 min 30 SHIPS AND SHIP-BUILDING 26 min 31 ILLUMINATING GAS 15 min 32 BRICK, POTTERY, GLASS, PLASTICS 48 min
