Discoveries & Inventions
8 total works
This book provides a history of the early railway system and the technology which made it possible. "Early Railways" looks at all aspects of its development, including topics such as surveying and construction of lines, timetabling, ticket booking, publicity, speculation and railway architecture.
One of the "Discoveries and Inventions" series, this book examines how the tremendous advances in electronic and other technology affected the leisure aspects of Victorian home life. "Home Entertainment" traces the origins and development of the moving image, the talking machine, the wireless, and a range of toys, games and parlour tricks.
This description of how machines in the home were developed and how they revolutionized the drudgery of housework is part of a series covering the history of science and technology. It is intended for students of 14 years and upwards, their teachers and students of social and economic history.
This book presents the story of the development of the motor car and its transformation from the earliest horseless carriage to the vehicles of today. It surveys the development of the engine and chassis, and looks at some of the wider effects of the introduction of cars, such as the growth of the road network, motoring law, motoring organizations, and a way of life increasingly governed by the accessibility of road transport.