Project Gutenberg 2012-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 855 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 Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Inventions T Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology 570577 2025-08-16T15:22:38.450538 text/html 550977 2024-10-23T11:45:05 text/html 1209706 2025-08-16T15:22:45.896505 application/epub+zip 1217167 2025-08-16T15:22:39.970560 application/epub+zip 268860 2025-08-16T15:22:39.142557 application/epub+zip 1378817 2025-08-16T15:22:50.464519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1324289 2025-08-16T15:22:45.120508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381217 2022-09-18T19:08:21.665028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516358 2025-08-16T15:22:37.477578 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496481 2024-10-23T11:45:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17154 2025-08-16T15:22:50.611489 application/rdf+xml 23574 2025-08-16T15:22:39.258547 image/jpeg 3736 2025-08-16T15:22:39.196552 image/jpeg 1161090 2025-08-16T15:22:38.562573 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