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How invention begins : echoes of old voices in the rise of new machines / John H. Lienhard.
| Author/creator | Lienhard, John H., 1930- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | ix, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Priority and apriority. Ötzi 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005030825 |
| ISBN | 019530599X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195305999 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | T15 .L485 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |