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Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton Summary
46 words, approx. 1 pages
1868-1951 British inventor, writer, and member of the military. One of the originators of the tank, he is responsible for the use the word tank to describe armored vehicles used for war purposes. He later became professor of military history at Oxford...
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Introduction: 700–1449 Summary
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The centuries between 700 and 1449 encompassed the bulk of the Middle Ages, the first glimmerings of the Renaissance, dramatic technical and cultural advances in Asia, the expansion and contraction of the Muslim Empire, and the pinnacle of the Mayan...
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Introduction: 1450–1699 Summary
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The years between 1450 and 1699 were a time of worldwide upheaval and change, of discovery and rediscovery, of exploration and invention. During this period the boundaries of man's physical world expanded, intellectual horizons broadened almost...
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Introduction: 1900–1949 Summary
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The years between 1900 and 1949 were a time of extremes that included two world wars, a revolution in Russia, and the Depression in the United States. Scientific revolutions brought exciting new knowledge but also called into question the most basic...
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Timeline of historic inventions Information
5,865 words, approx. 20 pages
This is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions. Note: Dates for inventions are often controversial. Inventions are often invented by several inventors around the same time, or may be invented in an...
 


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The Independent - London
Historical Notes: A nation no longer interested in invention
11/23/1999: 650 words, approx. 2 pages
BRITAIN POSSESSED an inventive society in the 18th and 19th centuries. From the first use of steam power to pump water out of mines in 1712 to the turbine-powered power station of 1892, a staggering sequence of inventions of outstanding quality was made in...
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The Independent - London
Invention spells end for trove of historic patents
01/09/2002: 566 words, approx. 2 pages
SOME OF the documents carry the name T A Edison, others refer to a Mr Alexander Graham Bell. Many include intricate and spidery drawings of inventions that have become household fixtures. But thousands of these documents - yellowing copies of patents dating back...
 


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