Inventing modern America

From the microwave to the mouse

David E. Brown

220 pages, parution le 26/09/2003

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Résumé

Inventing Modern America profiles thirty-five inventors who exemplify the rich technological creativity of the United States over the past century. The range of their contributions is broad. They have helped transform our homes, our healthcare, our work, our environment, and the way we travel and communicate.

The inventors profiled include such well-known figures as George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, and Steve Wozniak, as well as unsung technological pioneers such as Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar, and Wilson Greatbatch, inventor of the first implantable cardiac pacemaker.

Inventing Modern America is designed to create excitement about invention through the personal stories of these American scientists, technologists, and researchers. It is accessible enough to engage high school students yet wide-ranging and interesting enough to appeal to anyone who has ever wondered where microwave ovens and traffic lights come from.

The book was developed by the Lemelson-MIT Program for Invention and Innovation, whose mission is to inspire a new generation of American scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.

Foreword by Lester C. Thurow
Introduction by James Burke

Medecine and healthcare
Consumer products
Transportation
Energy and environment
Computing and telecommunications
Sources and further readings
Index

L'auteur - David E. Brown

David E. Brown is a New York-based freelance writer and editor.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	The MIT Press
Auteur(s)	David E. Brown
Parution	26/09/2003
Nb. de pages	220
Format	23 x 27,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	950g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780262523493
ISBN13	978-0-262-52349-3