Van Dulken, Stephen

Describes the most significant inventions of the twentieth-century, decade by decade, that changed the world at large or transformed people's everyday lives, from the fuel cell to the zipper; includes information from their original patents.

Explores how inventions and patents such as the air bag, the pregnancy test, and the first computer have helped create the American Dream, discussing how trends in the history of the United States are reflected in the patent records.

Tells the stories of one hundred of the most significant inventions of the nineteenth century, each with a description of how the invention and its patenting came about, information on the lives of the inventors, and original patent drawings from the collection of The British Library.

Describes the most significant inventions of the twentieth-century, decade by decade, that changed the world at large or transformed people's everyday lives, from the fuel cell to the zipper; includes information from their original patents.