Project Gutenberg 2011-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 814 Doolittle, William Henry 1844 Inventions in the Century Inventions and discoveries -- Agriculture and its implements -- Agricultural implements -- Agricultural inventions -- Chemistry, medicines, surgery, dentistry -- Steam and steam engines -- Engineering and transportation -- Electricity -- Hoisting, conveying, and storing -- Hydraulics -- Pneumatics and pneumatic machines -- Art of heating, ventilating, cooking, refrigeration and lighting -- Metallurgy -- Metal working processes and machines; tube making; welding; annealing and tempering; coating and metal founding; metal ware; wire working -- Ordnance, arms, ammunition, and explosives -- Paper and printing, typewriting and the Linotype -- Textiles -- Garments -- Industrial machines -- Wood-working -- Furniture; bottling, preserving, and lamplighting -- Leather -- Minerals; wells -- Horology and instruments of precision -- Music, acoustics, optics, photography, fine arts -- Safes and locks -- Carriages and carrying machines generally -- Ships and ship building -- Illuminating gas -- Pottery, plastics, porcelains, stoneware, glass, rubber, celluloid. Chris Curnow, Stephanie Kovalchik and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Inventions in the Century" by William Henry Doolittle is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the vast landscape of inventions and discoveries that occurred during the 19th century, detailing their significance and transformative impact on various aspects of human life. It provides a thorough examination of how these innovations evolved from earlier technologies, highlighting the interconnectedness of different disciplines and the role of inventors in shaping modern society. The opening of the book serves as an introduction to the themes and topics that will be covered throughout. Doolittle begins by distinguishing between inventions—practical contrivances created by humans—and discoveries—new insights into nature and its laws. He emphasizes that inventions and discoveries are interrelated and often arise from each other, and he gives examples of notable inventions and discoveries, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of how the 19th century fostered an unprecedented surge in technological advancements. Doolittle hints at the various conversations on the economic, industrial, and societal factors that spurred this wave of creativity and innovation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Inventions T Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 1103321 2025-06-15T05:29:36.000706 text/html 1073283 2023-09-03T12:54:22 text/html 634026 2025-06-15T05:30:04.862549 application/epub+zip 647254 2025-06-15T05:29:45.295667 application/epub+zip 511964 2025-06-15T05:29:40.583693 application/epub+zip 858200 2025-06-15T05:30:14.360479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791054 2025-06-15T05:29:57.273561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729260 2022-09-16T17:30:27.835382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924861 2025-06-15T05:29:33.499688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 924677 2023-09-03T10:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19027 2025-06-15T05:30:14.536556 application/rdf+xml 9778 2025-06-15T05:29:41.024640 image/jpeg 2062 2025-06-15T05:29:40.800656 image/jpeg 343391 2023-09-03T10:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 565724 2023-09-03T12:57:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 652218 2025-06-15T05:29:36.092691 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog