Great Inventions that Changed the World
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
978-1-118-34274-9 (ISBN)
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Following an introductory chapter examining the role of inventors and inventions in fueling innovation and global advancement, the book is organized to show how inventions are spurred by human needs and desires, including: Work Food, clothing, and housing Health and reproduction Security As you progress through the book, you'll not only learn about inventions and inventors, but also the impact they have had on our lives and the society and environment in which we live today. Inventions solve problems, but as this book so expertly demonstrates, they can also directly or indirectly create new problems as well, from pollution to global warming to bioterrorism. By enabling us to understand the impact of inventions throughout history, this book can help guide the next generation of citizens, decision makers, and inventors.
JAMES WEI, PhD, began his career as a research scientist for Mobil Oil in 1955. Since then, he has held academic positions at the University of Delaware, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton University. Dr. Wei is the author of eight books and more than 130 research papers. He also holds two U.S. patents and is the former president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
FOREWORD VII PREFACE XI 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Inventors and Inventions 2 1.2 Innovation, Development, Diffusion 11 1.3 Changing the World 15 2 INVENTIONS FOR WORK 45 2.1 Tools and Methods 46 2.2 Energy and Power 58 2.3 Materials 71 3 DOMESTIC LIFE: FOOD, CLOTHES, AND HOUSE 81 3.1 Food 82 3.2 Clothes 97 3.3 House 104 4 HEALTH, REPRODUCTION 117 4.1 Prevention 119 4.2 Diagnostics 126 4.3 Therapy 131 4.4 Reproduction 141 5 SECURITY 153 5.1 Natural Threats 153 5.2 Economic Threats 157 5.3 Human Violence: War 163 6 TRANSPORTATION 197 6.1 Land Transportation 199 6.2 Water Transportation 205 6.3 Air and Space Transportation 216 7 INFORMATION 229 7.1 Observation 229 7.2 Records 238 7.3 Communication 250 7.4 Information Tools 259 8 GOOD LIFE 281 8.1 Party and Play 282 8.2 Luxury 294 8.3 Arts 304 9 FUTURE CHALLENGES 319 9.1 Future Needs and Opportunities 319 9.2 Future Sources of Inventions 325 INDEX 333
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.7.2012 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 150 x 250 mm |
Gewicht | 1474 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie |
Technik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-118-34274-7 / 1118342747 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-34274-9 / 9781118342749 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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