Project Gutenberg 2009-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 141 Prus, Bolesław 1847 1912 Prus, Boleslaw Głowacki, Aleksander Glowacki, Aleksander O odkryciach i wynalazkach Odczyt popularny wypowiedziany dnia 23 marca 1873 r. Produced by Ewa Jaros and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://dp.rastko.net (this file was produced from images generously made available by CBN Polona - http://www.polona.pl). "O odkryciach i wynalazkach" by Bolesław Prus is a popular lecture presented in the early 1870s. This work can be classified as a scientific publication that discusses the significance of discoveries and inventions for humanity. It examines their impact on the progress of civilization and the evolution of human knowledge and industry, reflecting on the advancements made throughout history. In this text, Prus outlines the distinctions between discoveries, which refer to the recognition of previously unknown natural phenomena, and inventions, which involve the creation of entirely new objects or processes. He emphasizes the gradual nature of scientific advancements and the critical role of education and curiosity in stimulating innovation. Throughout the lecture, Prus provides historical examples of notable discoveries and inventions, illustrating their vital contributions to human prosperity and civilization. He argues that without the proliferation of knowledge and skilled individuals, societies risk stagnation and decline, underscoring the importance of sustained intellectual growth and technological progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pl Inventions Discoveries in science T Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 71891 71900 2024-09-13T05:17:08.671436 2023-09-13T10:12:25.201655 text/html text/html 70769 2021-01-05T19:42:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 27273 2021-01-05T19:42:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 83246 2024-09-13T05:17:12.163935 application/epub+zip 81875 2024-09-13T05:17:10.001462 application/epub+zip 81875 2024-09-13T05:17:09.180501 application/epub+zip 184112 2024-09-13T05:17:13.890961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173520 2024-09-13T05:17:11.614951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195789 2022-09-14T06:11:02.510071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63614 2024-09-13T05:17:08.440452 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63463 2021-01-05T19:42:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 24899 2021-01-05T19:42:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17981 2024-09-13T05:17:14.019947 application/rdf+xml 14914 2024-09-13T05:17:09.519459 image/jpeg 3960 2024-09-13T05:17:09.348449 image/jpeg 84125 2024-09-13T05:17:08.678426 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia