ReMaking History Volume 2

"Welcome to the Industrial Revolution! It is an era when machinery begins to be used in manufacturing, true scientific thinking is applies to the invention of new products, and the first experiments with electricity were made. Civilization moves from the Iron Age to the Age of Steel, the first electric lights in the form of carbon arc lamps light up the night, and vulcanization revolutionizes the rubber industry. In this book you'll lean about some of the great discoveries and inventions of the Industrial Revolution, and then you'll try them yourself with hands-on experiments and do-it-yourself projects. Projects are illustrated with full-color drawings, diagrams, and photographs that make it easy for you to follow along and maker your own versions of the period's great inventions"--Back cover.

About the author

William Gurstelle is an American nonfiction author, magazine writer, and inventor. He is a feature columnist for Make: magazine and the Pyrotechnics and Ballistics Editor at Popular Mechanics magazine.

Summary

Industrial Revolutionaries is the second volume in William Gurstelle's unique exploration of history's great inventors. Each chapter revisits the life and times of one of the important inventors of the Industrial Revolution. Uniquely, this book also gives you step-by-step instructions for recreating the invention yourself.

Product details

• Authors: William Gurstelle, Gurstelle William
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781680450668
• ISBN: 978-1-68045-066-8
• Dimensions: 214 mm x 232 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 418 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; USA, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions, United States of America, USA, Inventions & inventors, Inventions and inventors