Project Gutenberg 2013-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 96 Fiske, Bradley A. (Bradley Allen) 1854 1942 Fiske, Bradley Allen 21018784 Invention: The Master-key to Progress Invention in primeval times -- Invention in the Orient -- Invention in Greece -- Invention in Rome: its rise and fall -- Invention of the gun and of printing -- Columbus, Copernicus, Galileo and others -- The rise of electricity, steam and chemistry -- The age of steam, Napoleon and Nelson -- Inventions in steam, electricity, and chemistry create a dangerous era -- Certain important creations of invention, and their beneficent influence -- Invention and growth of liberal government and American Civil War -- Invention of the modern military machine, telephone, phonograph and preventive medicine -- The conquest of the ether; moving pictures; rise of Japan and the United States -- The fruition of invention -- The machine of civilization, and the dangerous ignorance concerning it, shown by statesmen -- The future. Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Invention: The Master-key to Progress" by Bradley A. Fiske is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the evolution of human civilization through the lens of invention, exploring how creative developments, from primitive tools to modern technologies, have shaped human progress. Fiske emphasizes the crucial role of inventors in transforming society, ultimately suggesting that the future of civilization relies heavily on continued inventive breakthroughs. The opening of the book introduces the idea that early humans, living in primitive conditions, relied on their ability to invent tools and strategies for survival. Fiske discusses the significance of early inventions such as weapons and the creation of fire, illustrating how they were pivotal in mankind's advancement from a savage existence to a more organized and civil society. He posits that these original inventions laid the groundwork for future achievements, connecting the dots between ancient innovations and the progress that followed through various periods of civilization. By framing the invention as a mental process initiated by insight and imagination, he sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the historical impact of inventive thought on societal development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43965/43965-h/images/cover.jpg en Inventions -- History T Text Browsing: History - General 749782 749792 2024-09-18T11:58:36.885397 2023-09-19T07:48:23.657358 text/html text/html 737560 2013-10-16T20:02:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1810028 2013-10-16T20:03:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1969055 2024-09-18T11:58:49.268315 application/epub+zip 1976122 2024-09-18T11:58:39.628384 application/epub+zip 336075 2024-09-18T11:58:38.260401 application/epub+zip 2183493 2024-09-18T11:58:55.933324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2034296 2024-09-18T11:58:47.440350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474330 2022-09-20T05:21:21.284523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655933 655727 2024-09-18T11:58:35.251539 2023-09-19T07:48:22.140324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 655539 2013-10-16T20:02:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232585 2013-10-16T20:03:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 655644 2013-10-16T20:03:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232496 2013-10-16T20:03:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20801 2024-09-18T11:58:56.097306 application/rdf+xml 19889 2024-09-18T11:58:38.428365 image/jpeg 2414 2024-09-18T11:58:38.344377 image/jpeg 1813742 2024-09-18T11:58:37.034432 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