Inventing the 20th century
Subtitle: 100 inventions that shaped the world : from the airplane to the zipper
By: Stephen Van Dulken ; with an introduction by Andrew Phillips
Contributors: Phillips, Andrew
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington Square, N.Y.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780814788080
Subjects: Inventions -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-241) and index
Table of contents: title: Author's preface / Stephen van Dulken; title: Introduction / Andrew Phillips; title: Patents.; title: 1900-1909; title: 1910-1919; title: 1920-1929; title: 1930-1939; title: 1940-1949; title: 1950-1959; title: 1960-1969; title: 1970-1979; title: 1980-1989; title: 1990-1999; title: Further reading