The heroes of American invention
Title:
The heroes of American invention
Uniform Title:
Heroic age of American invention
ISBN:
9781566193993
Publication Information:
New York : Barnes & Noble, 1993.
Physical Description:
290 p. ; 22 cm.
General Note:
"Originally published as 'The heroic age of American invention'"--Verso t.p.
Contents:
Invention comes to America -- The heroic age begins -- The Stevenses and railroading -- Henry, Morse, and the telegraph -- Colt and other gunmakers -- McCormick and farm machinery -- Ericsson and the modern warship -- Kelly and steel refining -- Merganthaler, Sholes, and writing machines -- Bell and the telephone -- Edison and the electric light -- Thomson and alternating-current power -- Selden and the automobile -- Langley, the Wrights, and flying -- Fessenden, De Forest, and radio -- The end of the heroic age.
