Explains the mechanics of the cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in the late eighteenth century, and how it enabled the expansion of the American slave trade.

3) Gunpowder and weaponry

Author

Collier, James Lincoln

Series

Great inventions (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark)

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

4) The printing press

Author

Meltzer, Milton

5) Vaccines

Author

Collier, James Lincoln

Series

Great inventions (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark)

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

Description

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Explains the diseases that led to the discovery of vaccines, how vaccines work, and how that has changed the history of medicine.

6) The airplane

Author

Faber, Harold

Series

Great inventions (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark)

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

7) The automobile

Author

Collier, James Lincoln

Series

Great inventions (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark)

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

8) Electricity and the light bulb

Author

Collier, James Lincoln

9) The steam engine

Author

Collier, James Lincoln

Series

Great inventions (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark)

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

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"Follows the development of the steam engine"--Provided by publisher.

10) Microscopes and telescopes

Author

Stefoff, Rebecca

11) Robots

Author

Stefoff, Rebecca

12) Submarines

Author

Stefoff, Rebecca

Series

Great inventions (Marshall Cavendish Benchmark)

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

English

Description

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"An examination of the origin, history, development, and impact of the submarine and related underwater exploration and transport technology"--Provided by publisher.

13) Television

Author

Otfinoski, Steven

14) The camera

Author

Stefoff, Rebecca

15) Computers

Author

Otfinoski, Steven

16) Navigational aids

Author

Williams, Linda D.

17) Plastics

Author

Finkelstein, Norman H.