Lienhard, John H., 1930-
How invention begins echoes of old voices in the rise of new machines / [electronic resource] : John H. Lienhard. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - ix, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and index.
Priority and apriority. �Otzi and silent beginnings -- The unrelenting presence of priority -- I built my airplane before the Wright brothers did -- Steam and speed. Inventing steam: "Alles was Odem hat" -- From steam to steam engine -- From steam engine to thermodynamics -- Inventing speed -- Inventive motivation and exponential change -- Writing and showing. Inventing Gutenberg -- From Gutenberg to a newly literate world: gestation to cradle to maturation -- Inventing means for illustrating reality -- Fast presses, cheap books, and ghosts of old readers -- Views through a wider lens. Inventing education: the great equalizer -- The arc of invention: finding finished forms.
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Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Inventions--History.
Electronic books.
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How invention begins echoes of old voices in the rise of new machines / [electronic resource] : John H. Lienhard. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - ix, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and index.
Priority and apriority. �Otzi and silent beginnings -- The unrelenting presence of priority -- I built my airplane before the Wright brothers did -- Steam and speed. Inventing steam: "Alles was Odem hat" -- From steam to steam engine -- From steam engine to thermodynamics -- Inventing speed -- Inventive motivation and exponential change -- Writing and showing. Inventing Gutenberg -- From Gutenberg to a newly literate world: gestation to cradle to maturation -- Inventing means for illustrating reality -- Fast presses, cheap books, and ghosts of old readers -- Views through a wider lens. Inventing education: the great equalizer -- The arc of invention: finding finished forms.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Inventions--History.
Electronic books.
T15 / .L485 2006eb
609