Inventors at Work, with Chapters on DiscoveryFront matterReading editionChapter navigation37 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINVENTORS AT WORKACKNOWLEDGMENTSChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · FORMChapter III · FORM—Continued. BRIDGESChapter IV · FORM—Continued. WEIGHT AND FRICTION DIMINISHED.Chapter V · FORM—Continued. SHIPSChapter VI · FORM—Continued. SHAPES TO LESSEN RESISTANCE TO MOTIONChapter VII · FORM—Continued. LIGHT ECONOMIZED BY RIGHTLY SHAPED GLASS. HEAT SAVED BY WELL DESIGNED CONVEYORS AND RADIATORSChapter VIII · FORM—Continued. TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS SHAPED FOR EFFICIENCYChapter IX · FORM—Continued. FORM IN ABORIGINAL ART, AS AFFECTED BY MATERIALS. OLD FORMS PERSIST IN NEW MATERIALSChapter X · SIZEChapter XI · PROPERTIESChapter XII · PROPERTIES—ContinuedChapter XIII · PROPERTIES—Continued. STEELChapter XIV · PROPERTIES—ContinuedChapter XV · PROPERTIES—Continued. RADIO-ACTIVITYChapter XVI · MEASUREMENTChapter XVII · MEASUREMENT—ContinuedChapter XVIII · NATURE AS TEACHERChapter XIX · ORIGINAL RESEARCHChapter XX · OBSERVATIONChapter XXI · EXPERIMENTChapter XXII · AUTOMATICITY AND INITIATIONChapter XXIII · SIMPLIFICATIONChapter XXIV · THEORIES HOW REACHED AND USEDChapter XXV · THEORIZING—ContinuedChapter XXVI · NEWTON, FARADAY AND BELL AT WORKChapter XXVII · BESSEMER, CREATOR OF CHEAP STEEL. NOBEL, INVENTOR OF NEW EXPLOSIVESChapter XXVIII · COMPRESSED AIRChapter XXIX · CONCRETE AND ITS REINFORCEMENTChapter XXX · MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMYChapter XXXI · MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY—Continued. HEATING SERVICESChapter XXXII · A FEW SOCIAL ASPECTS OF INVENTIONINDEXTRANSCRIBER’S NOTESBeginning of this editionNext chapter →INVENTORS AT WORKAll chapters and sections (37)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINVENTORS AT WORKACKNOWLEDGMENTSChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Other sectionsINDEXTRANSCRIBER’S NOTESPlease see the Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this text.◇INVENTORS AT WORK →