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9780195305999
Reconciling the ends of invention with the individual leaps upon which they are built, this book presents the individual inspirations that lie behind whole technologies. It traces the way in which people applied their inventive genius to airplanes, railroad engines, and automobiles.Lienhard, John H. is the author of 'How Invention Begins Echoes of Old Voices in the Rise of New Machines', published 2006 under ISBN 9780195305999 and ISBN 019530599X.
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