Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery
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1. Front matter2. INVENTORS AT WORK3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS4. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY5. CHAPTER II FORM6. CHAPTER III FORM—Continued. BRIDGES7. CHAPTER IV FORM—Continued. WEIGHT AND FRICTION DIMINISHED.8. CHAPTER V FORM—Continued. SHIPS9. CHAPTER VI FORM—Continued. SHAPES TO LESSEN RESISTANCE TO MOTION10. CHAPTER VII FORM—Continued. LIGHT ECONOMIZED BY RIGHTLY SHAPED GLASS. HEAT SAVED BY WELL DESIGNED CONVEYORS AND RADIATORS11. CHAPTER VIII FORM—Continued. TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS SHAPED FOR EFFICIENCY12. CHAPTER IX FORM—Continued. FORM IN ABORIGINAL ART, AS AFFECTED BY MATERIALS. OLD FORMS PERSIST IN NEW MATERIALS13. CHAPTER X SIZE14. CHAPTER XI PROPERTIES15. CHAPTER XII PROPERTIES—Continued16. CHAPTER XIII PROPERTIES—Continued. STEEL17. CHAPTER XIV PROPERTIES—Continued18. CHAPTER XV PROPERTIES—Continued. RADIO-ACTIVITY19. CHAPTER XVI MEASUREMENT20. CHAPTER XVII MEASUREMENT—Continued21. CHAPTER XVIII NATURE AS TEACHER22. CHAPTER XIX ORIGINAL RESEARCH23. CHAPTER XX OBSERVATION24. CHAPTER XXI EXPERIMENT25. CHAPTER XXII AUTOMATICITY AND INITIATION26. CHAPTER XXIII SIMPLIFICATION27. CHAPTER XXIV THEORIES HOW REACHED AND USED28. CHAPTER XXV THEORIZING—Continued29. CHAPTER XXVI NEWTON, FARADAY AND BELL AT WORK30. CHAPTER XXVII BESSEMER, CREATOR OF CHEAP STEEL. NOBEL, INVENTOR OF NEW EXPLOSIVES31. CHAPTER XXVIII COMPRESSED AIR32. CHAPTER XXIX CONCRETE AND ITS REINFORCEMENT33. CHAPTER XXX MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY34. CHAPTER XXXI MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY—Continued. HEATING SERVICES35. CHAPTER XXXII A FEW SOCIAL ASPECTS OF INVENTION36. INDEX37. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES