Historical First Patents: The First United States Patent for Many Everyday ThingsThis book covers the A to Z's of America's first inventions. Each of the more than 80 stories of first inventions provide a historical evaluation of the steps leading up to the invention, a biographical sketch of the inventor, and a brief description of how the invention was made. Includes patent drawings. |
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| Title | Historical First Patents: The First United States Patent for Many Everyday Things G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Author | Travis Brown |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Scarecrow Press, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0810828987, 9780810828988 |
| Length | 216 pages |
| Subjects | › Technology & Engineering / General |
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