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 Project Gutenberg 2011-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 213 Burns, Elmer Ellsworth 1868 1956 Burns, Elmer E. (Elmer Ellsworth) 10026818 The Story of Great Inventions The age of Archimedes -- The age of Galileo -- The eighteenth century -- Faraday and the first dynamo -- Great inventions of the nineteenth century -- The twentieth-century outlook -- Appendix: brief notes on important inventions. Produced by Anna Hall, Albert László, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of Great Inventions" by Elmer Ellsworth Burns is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the fascinating history and development of significant technological advancements and inventions, focusing on influential figures in science and engineering. It emphasizes the connection between scientific discoveries and the inventions that arose from them, illustrating how these breakthroughs shaped modern civilization. The opening of this work introduces Archimedes, detailing his life in ancient Syracuse, where he is portrayed as the first great inventor. The narrative describes his remarkable feats, such as moving heavy objects using simple machines, and highlights his ingenuity during the Roman siege of Syracuse, where his inventions successfully defended the city. Additionally, it covers Archimedes' principle on buoyancy, revealing how his discoveries catalyzed subsequent advancements in science and engineering. This sets the stage for a broader exploration of inventions through history, leading to the eventual chapters that will delve into the contributions of later figures like Galileo and Newton. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inventions -- History T Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 409814 409823 2024-09-16T04:05:14.210318 2023-09-16T10:37:16.028401 text/html text/html 394775 2023-01-13T15:09:19 text/html 4411358 2024-09-16T04:05:24.109228 application/epub+zip 4415567 2024-09-16T04:05:17.012333 application/epub+zip 197037 2024-09-16T04:05:15.510319 application/epub+zip 4575044 2024-09-16T04:05:29.101334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4537395 2024-09-16T04:05:22.734496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335105 2022-09-17T08:40:21.838744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322015 321891 2024-09-16T04:05:12.713399 2023-09-16T10:37:14.606381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 321887 2023-01-13T15:08:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18049 2024-09-16T04:05:29.264478 application/rdf+xml 14634 2024-09-16T04:05:15.915300 image/jpeg 3577 2024-09-16T04:05:15.713280 image/jpeg 114545 2023-01-13T15:10:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 4177209 2023-01-13T15:10:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 4283986 2024-09-16T04:05:14.518290 application/octet-stream application/zip