TITLE:
Inventing the 19th century : the great age of Victorian inventions / Stephen van Dulken.
Publication Date:
2001
Publication Information:
London, U.K. : British Library,
Physical Description:
vi, 218 p. : facs., ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
"Inventing the 19th Century" chronicles this period of enormous technological change by examining the history of the 100 most important, innovative, and memorable inventions of the 19th century. Using illustrations of the original patent drawings from The British Library's extensive collection, Stephen van Dulken paints a vivid picture of the Victorian Age, highlighting inventions from the ground-breaking - such as aspirin, dynamite, and the telephone - to the everyday - like denim jeans and tiddlywinks."-- Book jacket.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780712308816
General Note:
Includes bibliography (p. 212-214) and index.
