Project Gutenberg 2012-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 145 Williams, Archibald 1871 1934 The Romance of Modern Invention Containing Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical Language of Wireless Telegraphy, Liquid Air, Modern Artillery, Submarines, Dirigible Torpedoes, Solar Motors, Airships, &c. &c. Wireless telegraphy -- High-speed telegraphy -- The telephone; wireless telephony -- The phonograph; the rotographophone; the telephonograph -- The telautograph -- Modern artillery; rifles; machine guns; heavy ordnance; explosives; in the gun factory -- Dirigible torpedoes -- Submarine boats -- Animated pictures -- The great Paris telescope -- Photographing the invisible; photography in the dark -- Solar motors -- Liquid air -- Horseless carriages -- High-speed railways -- Sea expresses -- Mechanical flight -- Type-setting by machinery -- Photography in colours -- Lighting. Produced by Chris Curnow, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Romance of Modern Invention" by Archibald Williams is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents engaging, non-technical discussions about significant inventions and discoveries from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on technology like wireless telegraphy, submarines, and modern artillery. It aims to inspire young readers by illustrating the excitement and impact of contemporary scientific advancements. The opening of the book begins with a captivating account of the evolution of telegraphic communication, starting with a dramatic murder case in 1845 that showcased the power of the electric telegraph in crime detection. Williams then transitions to the groundbreaking achievements of Guglielmo Marconi, whose work in wireless telegraphy culminated in successfully transmitting signals across the Atlantic in 1901. He introduces concepts such as ether, wave motion, and the different methods of telegraphic communication, providing a foundation for understanding the technological improvements that followed. The initial chapters set a tone of enthusiasm and curiosity, aiming to draw young readers into the fascinating world of modern invention. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41160/41160-h/images/cover.jpg en Inventions T Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 570383 570393 2024-09-17T10:06:57.598623 2023-09-18T05:15:12.465981 text/html text/html 571237 2012-10-23T20:05:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1152796 2012-10-23T20:07:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1209465 2024-09-17T10:07:05.515564 application/epub+zip 1217186 2024-09-17T10:06:59.042619 application/epub+zip 268860 2024-09-17T10:06:58.297602 application/epub+zip 1378867 2024-09-17T10:07:10.436531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1324269 2024-09-17T10:07:04.735571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381217 2022-09-18T19:08:21.665028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514702 2024-09-17T10:06:56.434626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 516573 2012-10-23T20:05:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 196686 2012-10-23T20:07:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 514674 2012-10-23T20:06:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196157 2012-10-23T20:07:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 514694 2012-10-23T20:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196045 2012-10-23T20:07:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21956 2024-09-17T10:07:10.595539 application/rdf+xml 23574 2024-09-17T10:06:58.398593 image/jpeg 3736 2024-09-17T10:06:58.347611 image/jpeg 1161048 2024-09-17T10:06:57.708659 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