| Author | Heyn, Ernest V. (Ernest Victor), 1904-1995.
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| Uniform Title | Popular science (New York, N.Y.)
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| Title | A century of wonders : 100 years of Popular science / by Ernest V. Heyn ; in collaboration with past and present editors of Popular science monthly.
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| Edition | First edition. |
| Published | Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1972.
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| Description | 320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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| Formatted Note | Contents: A century of wonders, 1872-1972 -- The atomic era arrives -- The horseless carriage grows up -- 100 years of flameless light -- The phonograph: from tinfoil to tape deck -- Conquest of the air -- The telephone and how it grew -- Military science: from cannonballs to ICBMs -- Conquest of space -- Sounds and pictures on the air: the story of radio and TV -- Look what happened to photography -- Adventure under the sea -- A century of do-it-yourself -- The unpredictable marvels of electronics -- So what else was new? -- Afterword.
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| Summary Note | Summary: A survey of science, invention, and discovery, covering the growth of all the major areas of science and technology as reported in Popular Science magazine over the last 100 years.
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| Subjects | Technology -- History.
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| LC Card Number | 72-76168 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: T 19 H619 1972
CA-1905046: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 140896] |
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