Encyclopedia of discovery and invention

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Ships

crossing the world's oceans
  • Grady, Sean M.
1992
Discusses the history and development of the ship, its influence on trade, types of ships, and the future of the ship.

Printing press

ideas into type
  • Steffens, Bradley
1990
Discusses the invention of mechanical printing, from its origins in China through Gutenberg to present technology, examining typography, graphic arts, paper, bookbinding, photography, and the cultural contexts of printing.
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