Project Gutenberg 2016-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 145 Lincoln, Abraham 1809 1865 United States President (1861-1865) Lincoln, Abe Coyle, Ray Frederick 1885 1924 16008819 Discoveries and Inventions: A lecture by Abraham Lincoln delivered in 1860 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) "Discoveries and Inventions: A lecture by Abraham Lincoln delivered in 1860" is a historical account in the form of a lecture by the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The material reflects Lincoln's intellectual engagement and perspectives on humanity's advancements through discoveries and inventions, illustrating his knowledgeable viewpoint influenced by both personal insights and biblical references. This work is rooted in the time period of the mid-19th century, during a time of significant social and technological change in America, just before Lincoln's election to the presidency. In this lecture, Lincoln explores the evolution of human progress through various inventions, emphasizing the unique capacity of man to innovate compared to other creatures. He discusses early discoveries, such as clothing and tools, and links these developments to historical and biblical narratives, reinforcing their significance in human society. He transitions into more complex inventions, including transportation methods, agriculture, and the utilization of natural forces like wind and steam. Throughout, Lincoln showcases an appreciation for human ingenuity as a defining characteristic of our species and encourages a continued pursuit of knowledge and improvement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Inventions E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American 52586 2025-06-21T03:31:38.329980 text/html 27757 2024-10-23T00:31:36 text/html 320839 2025-06-21T03:31:42.230962 application/epub+zip 319381 2025-06-21T03:31:39.500002 application/epub+zip 68944 2025-06-21T03:31:39.010030 application/epub+zip 343741 2025-06-21T03:31:44.967944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332415 2025-06-21T03:31:41.822952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82375 2022-09-23T17:40:45.142855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40062 2025-06-21T03:31:37.997023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19887 2024-10-23T00:31:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17174 2025-06-21T03:31:45.149929 application/rdf+xml 6227 2025-06-21T03:31:39.184996 image/jpeg 1350 2025-06-21T03:31:39.137014 image/jpeg 277120 2025-06-21T03:31:38.481964 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 en.wikipedia