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100 Greatest Science Inventions of All Time
By Kendall Haven
356 pages
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Table of contents
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- 100: Greatest Science Inventions of All Time i
- 100: Greatest Science Inventions of All Time - Kendall Haven iii
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction xiii
- Inventions That Predate History xvii
- 100: Greatest Science Inventions of All Time 1
- Roads - Year of Invention: 250 B.C. 3
- The Screw - Year of Invention: 235 B.C. 6
- Glass - Year of Invention: 100 B.C. 9
- Waterwheel - Year of Invention: 25 B.C. 12
- The Magnetic Compass - Year of Invention: A.D. 83 15
- The Metal Plow - Year of Invention: A.D. 100 18
- Paper - Year of Invention: A.D. 105 21
- Cement - Year of Invention: 285 24
- Zero - Year of Invention: 810 27
- 100: Greatest Science Inventions of All Time i
- 100: Greatest Science Inventions of All Time - Kendall Haven iii
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction xiii
- Inventions That Predate History xvii
- 100: Greatest Science Inventions of All Time 1
- Roads - Year of Invention: 250 B.C. 3
- The Screw - Year of Invention: 235 B.C. 6
- Glass - Year of Invention: 100 B.C. 9
- Waterwheel - Year of Invention: 25 B.C. 12
- The Magnetic Compass - Year of Invention: A.D. 83 15
- The Metal Plow - Year of Invention: A.D. 100 18
- Paper - Year of Invention: A.D. 105 21
- Cement - Year of Invention: 285 24
- Zero - Year of Invention: 810 27
- Gunpowder - Year of Invention: 1261 30
- Eyeglasses - Year of Invention: 1280 33
- Windmill - Year of Invention: 1280 36
- Glass Mirror - Year of Invention: 1291 39
- Blast Furnace - Year of Invention: 1350 42
- Caravel (Sailing Ship) - Year of Invention: 1410 45
- Printing Press - Year of Invention: 1454 48
- Projection Maps - Year of Invention: 1569 51
- Microscope - Year of Invention: 1590 54
- Telescope - Year of Invention: 1608 and 1609 57
- Barometer - Year of Invention: 1643 60
- The Mechanical Clock - Year of Invention: 1657 63
- Thermometer - Year of Invention: 1714 66
- Accurate Ship Navigation (Portable Clock and Sextant) - Year of Invention: 1759 69
- The Spinning Jenny - Year of Invention: 1764 72
- Lighter-Than-Air Flight - Year of Invention: 1783 75
- Cotton Gin - Year of Invention: 1793 78
- Vaccinations - Year of Invention: 1796 81
- Steam Engine - Year of Invention: 1798 84
- Electric Battery - Year of Invention: 1799 87
- Railroad - Year of Invention: 1804 90
- Steamship - Year of Invention: 1807 93
- Stethoscope - Year of Invention: 1816 96
- Electric Motor - Year of Invention: 1831 99
- Combine Harvester - Year of Invention: 1831 102
- Telegraph - Year of Invention: 1838 105
- Vulcanized Rubber - Year of Invention: 1839 108
- Photography - Year of Invention: 1840 111
- Anesthesia - Year of Invention: 1846 114
- Antiseptics - Year of Invention: 1847 117
- Elevator and Skyscraper - Year of Invention: 1852 (And 1885) 120
- Aspirin - Year of Invention: 1853 123
- Steel - Year of Invention: 1856 126
- Pasteurization - Year of Invention: 1858 129
- Refrigeration - Year of Invention: 1859 132
- Oil Well - Year of Invention: 1859 135
- Dynamite - Year of Invention: 1866 138
- Typewriter - Year of Invention: 1868 141
- Barbed Wire - Year of Invention: 1873 144
- City Sewers - Year of Invention: 1875 147
- Telephone - Year of Invention: 1876 150
- Phonograph - Year of Invention: 1877 153
- Internal Combustion Engine - Year of Invention: 1878 156
- Electric Lightbulb - Year of Invention: 1879 159
- Measuring Cup, Tablespoon, and Teaspoon - Year of Invention: 1879 162
- Bicycle - Year of Invention: 1885 165
- Automobile - Year of Invention: 1887 168
- Electric Alternating Current (Ac) - Year of Invention: 1888 171
- Fast Fasteners (Zipper and Velcro) - Year of Invention: 1893 (And 1913 and 1957) 174
- Radio - Year of Invention: 1895 177
- Moving Pictures - Year of Invention: 1895 180
- Air Conditioning 183
- Electric Utilities 186
- Airplane 189
- Washing Machine 192
- Plastic 195
- Assembly Line 198
- Sonar 201
- Frozen Food 204
- Television 207
- Cyclotron 210
- Radar 213
- Nylon (Synthetic Fabrics) 216
- Ballpoint Pen 219
- Photocopier 222
- Jet Engine 225
- Nuclear Reactor - Year of Invention: 1942 228
- Digital Computer - Year of Invention: 1943 231
- Kidney Dialysis - Year of Invention: 1944 234
- Microwave Oven - Year of Invention: 1946 237
- Transistor - Year of Invention: 1947 240
- Nystatin - Year of Invention: 1948 243
- Product Bar Codes - Year of Invention: 1949 246
- Chemotherapy - Year of Invention: 1950 249
- Birth Control Pill - Year of Invention: 1954 252
- Solar Cells - Year of Invention: 1954 255
- Radioimmunoassay - Year of Invention: 1955 258
- Robots - Year of Invention: 1956 261
- Endoscope (Arthroscopic Surgery) - Year of Invention: 1957 264
- Laser - Year of Invention: 1957 267
- Microchip - Year of Invention: 1958 270
- Heart Pacemaker - Year of Invention: 1960 273
- Space Flight - Year of Invention: 1961 276
- Communications Satellite - Year of Invention: 1962 279
- Calculator - Year of Invention: 1968 282
- Organ Transplant - Year of Invention: 1972 285
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - Year of Invention: 1977 288
- Personal Computer - Year of Invention: 1977 291
- Artificial Heart - Year of Invention: 1981 294
- World Wide Web - Year of Invention: 1991 297
- Cloning - Year of Invention: 1996 300
- Appendix A: List of Featured Inventors 303
- Appendix B: Inventions by Branch of Science 307
- Appendix C: The Next 40 Inventions to Research 311
- Appendix D: Reference Sources 313
- Index 317