FAMOUS INVENTORS AND THER INVENTIONS

By: Fletcher Pratt

Copyright: 1955; if this is not an unstated First Edition, it is certainly an early one.

Please Note:  This book was republished in 1963 by Random House as one of their “All About” series.  Those books, which include the full title of All About Famous Inventors and Their Inventions, still list the copyright of 1955, and many online are inaccurately attributed as first or early editions from 1955.

Published By: Random House

This Hard Cover vintage book (142 pages) is in overall good condition.  Pages are age-toned, and this is a previous library book, so there are the typical markings inside and out, including a check-out envelope affixed to the back.

This will make a fantastic book for the inventor, historian or classic book collector.

Original Kirkus Book Review:

The subject is well handled here in that Mr. Pratt establishes the interrelations between the men and their creations, their times and how the inventions were handled- the intangibles that are often more noteworthy than the products. Going back to the middle ages he states first that explosives, printing and the telescope were responsible for most of the changes the world has undergone since. The follow-through on dynamite exemplifies Mr. Pratt's method. In the West Roger Bacon was the first man known to observe its action, but he did little more than that and it remained for centuries and the work of Sobrero and Schwartz to pass, before Nobel put it to widespread use. Further chapters deal with transportation, gin and reaper, electricity, inventions for the home, building, weapons, and some of the more modern wonders. A healthy internationalism here.

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