Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse (MIT Press)
By David E. Brown.
Description
Lively accounts of thirty-five American inventors who helped shape the modern world. Inventing Modern America profiles thirty-five inventors who exemplify the rich technological creativity of the United States over the past century. The range of their contributions is broad. They have helped transform our homes, our healthcare, our work, our environment, and the way we travel and communicate.The inventors profiled include such well-known figures as George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, and Steve Wozniak, as well as unsung technological pioneers such as Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar, ...
ISBN(s)
0262523493, 9780262523493
