Inventions in the Century
William Henry Doolittle
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The author was an Expert and Patent Solicitor, Ex-Examiner in the Patent Office and Assistant
Commissioner of Patents at Washington, Writer of Inventions, etc. He put together this collection to illustrate a period of remarkable advances in technology across the board. - Summary by LynneT (15 hr 27 min)
Chapters
| INTRODUCTORY—INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES—THEIR DEVELOPMENT. | 21:57 | Read by BettyB |
| AGRICULTURE AND ITS IMPLEMENTS. | 18:56 | Read by Lynne T |
| AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. | 15:42 | Read by Rachel Tevis |
| AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS. | 20:34 | Read by Rachel Tevis |
| AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS (continued). | 20:45 | Read by Rachel Tevis |
| CHEMISTRY, MEDICINES, SURGERY, DENTISTRY. | 26:52 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| STEAM AND STEAM ENGINES. | 45:13 | Read by mleigh |
| ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION. | 43:21 | Read by mleigh |
| ELECTRICITY. | 33:51 | Read by roselbex |
| ELECTRICITY continued | 50:30 | Read by roselbex |
| HOISTING, CONVEYING AND STORING. | 27:56 | Read by mleigh |
| HYDRAULICS. | 35:27 | Read by roselbex |
| PNEUMATICS AND PNEUMATIC MACHINES. | 33:17 | Read by roselbex |
| ART OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOKING, REFRIGERATION AND LIGHTING. | 34:02 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |
| METALLURGY. | 36:48 | Read by Rachel Tevis |
| METAL WORKING. | 20:07 | Read by Rachel Tevis |
| ORDNANCE, ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES. | 44:00 | Read by Yi Fan |
| PAPER AND PRINTING. | 33:19 | Read by EmilyCripps |
| TEXTILES. | 29:23 | Read by Yoganandh T |
| GARMENTS. | 28:25 | Read by Cbteddy |
| INDUSTRIAL MACHINES. | 22:50 | Read by prajak |
| WOOD-WORKING. | 28:13 | Read by Mario Pineda |
| FURNITURE. | 12:32 | Read by Mario Pineda |
| LEATHER. | 21:54 | Read by roselbex |
| MINERALS—WELLS. | 22:08 | Read by jenno |
| HOROLOGY AND INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION. | 31:55 | Read by Availle |
| MUSIC, ACOUSTICS, OPTICS, FINE ARTS. | 35:56 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |
| SAFES AND LOCKS. | 17:27 | Read by prajak |
| CARRYING MACHINES. | 24:37 | Read by mleigh |
| SHIPS AND SHIP-BUILDING. | 25:32 | Read by prajak |
| ILLUMINATING GAS. | 15:26 | Read by prajak |
| BRICK, POTTERY, GLASS, PLASTICS. | 48:21 | Read by roselbex |