Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries: All the Milestones in Ingenuity--From the Discovery of Fire to the Invention of the Microwave Oven
A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention
Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history.
More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer. Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present. In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists' diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources.
Comprehensive and thoroughly readable, Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries is an indispensable resource for anyone fascinated by the history of science and technology.
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Book details
- Author
- Rodney Carlisle
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 512
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Science › History
- Topics
- history of science · technology history · scientific milestones · innovation · A-to-Z reference
- ISBN-13
- 9780471244103
About the author
RODNEY P. CARLISLE is a professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, and the author or editor of more than forty books spanning American history, the history of science and technology, espionage, and naval history. His recent books include The Iraq War, Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and Right and Where the Fleet Begins: A History of the David Taylor Research Center.
Carlisle holds an AB in history from Harvard College and a PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at Rutgers from 1966 to 2000, and his Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and Right received an award.
Carlisle was a founding member of History Associates Incorporated, a historical services firm in Rockville, Maryland.