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Inventions in the Century

William Henry Doolittle (1844 - 1904)

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

Genre(s): Technology & Engineering

Language: English

Keyword(s): agriculture (30), inventions (13), transportation (9), discoveries (6), textiles (5), steam engine (4), metallurgy (3), meicine (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	INTRODUCTORY—INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES—THEIR DEVELOPMENT.	BettyB	00:21:57
Play 02	AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPLEMENTS.	Lynne T	00:18:56
Play 03	AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.	Rachel Tevis	00:15:42
Play 04	AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS.	Rachel Tevis	00:20:34
Play 05	AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS (continued).	Rachel Tevis	00:20:45
Play 06	CHEMISTRY, MEDICINES, SURGERY, DENTISTRY.	Larry Wilson	00:26:52
Play 07	STEAM AND STEAM ENGINES.	mleigh	00:45:13
Play 08	ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION.	mleigh	00:43:21
Play 09	ELECTRICITY.	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:33:51
Play 10	ELECTRICITY continued	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:50:30
Play 11	HOISTING, CONVEYING AND STORING.	mleigh	00:27:56
Play 12	HYDRAULICS.	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:35:27
Play 13	PNEUMATICS AND PNEUMATIC MACHINES.	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:33:17
Play 14	ART OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOKING, REFRIGERATION AND LIGHTING.	Beeswaxcandle	00:34:02
Play 15	METALLURGY.	Rachel Tevis	00:36:48
Play 16	METAL WORKING.	Rachel Tevis	00:20:07
Play 17	ORDNANCE, ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.	Yi Fan	00:44:00
Play 18	PAPER AND PRINTING.	EmilyCripps	00:33:19
Play 19	TEXTILES.	Yoganandh T	00:29:23
Play 20	GARMENTS.	Cbteddy	00:28:25
Play 21	INDUSTRIAL MACHINES.	prajak	00:22:50
Play 22	WOOD-WORKING.	mpinedag	00:28:13
Play 23	FURNITURE.	mpinedag	00:12:32
Play 24	LEATHER.	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:21:54
Play 25	MINERALS—WELLS.	jenno	00:22:08
Play 26	HOROLOGY AND INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION.	Availle	00:31:55
Play 27	MUSIC, ACOUSTICS, OPTICS, FINE ARTS.	Beeswaxcandle	00:35:56
Play 28	SAFES AND LOCKS.	prajak	00:17:27
Play 29	CARRYING MACHINES.	mleigh	00:24:37
Play 30	SHIPS AND SHIP-BUILDING.	prajak	00:25:32
Play 31	ILLUMINATING GAS.	prajak	00:15:26
Play 32	BRICK, POTTERY, GLASS, PLASTICS.	Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)	00:48:21

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