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Many Inventions (published 1893) is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. Twelve of the 14 stories appeared previously in various publications, including The Atlantic Monthly and the Strand Magazine.
13 de abr. de 2009 · Livingston, F.V.M. Kipling. NUC pre-1956. The disturber of traffic -- A conference of the powers -- My lord the elephant -- One view of the question -- 'The finest story in the world' -- His private honour -- A matter of fact -- The lost legion -- In the rukh -- 'Brugglesmith' -- 'Love-o'-women' -- The record of Badalia Herodsfoot ...
Kipling never again returned to the United States, despite his great popularity there. Short stories form the greater portion of Kipling's work and are of several distinct types. Some of his best...
- Overview
- Stone tools
- Daguerreotype
- Saxophone
- Bessemer process
- Celluloid
- Edison cylinder phonograph
- Wright flyer of 1903
- Iconoscope television camera and Kinescope receiver
- Integrated circuit
You may think you can’t live without your tablet computer and your cordless electric drill, but what about the inventions that came before them? Humans have been innovating since the dawn of time to get us to where we are today. Here are just 10 of the hundreds of inventions that profoundly changed your world. What else would be on your list?
Stone tools were humanity’s earliest technology, invented more than 2 million years ago by Homo habilis, an early human ancestor. The simplest implements, known to their discoverers as "choppers," were sharpened stones made by smashing one stone against another. This clever (if crude) multi-tool could be used for cutting, sawing, crushing, or smash...
The first successful photograph, the daguerreotype, was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce in the 1830s. Niépce’s first attempt needed 8 hours exposure time—Daguerre’s needed 20 or 30 minutes. Now, of course, we can take photos of anything we want, anytime, instantly. Thank you, Daguerre and Niépce, for your role in makin...
While some musical instruments have been around for centuries (the oldest flute is thought to be at least 35,000 years old!) the saxophone is a relatively recent invention. The first saxophone was patented by Antoine-Joseph Sax in Paris in 1846. It was the first instrument to combine a reed (as in a clarinet) with a brass bell (as in a trumpet). Wi...
The Bessemer process made it possible to mass-produce steel. This was a huge innovation in construction and led to many important advances. The process was invented independently and concurrently by Sir Henry Bessemer (of England) and William Kelly (of the US) in the 1840s. While different methods are used for steel manufacturing today, the Besseme...
Celluloid, the first synthetic plastic, is hugely important to life as we know it. It was developed in the 1860s and 1870s by industrialist and inventor John Wesley Hyatt. Before then, the world could not have fathomed plastic bags, tupperware, or cheap watches. Also, celluloid is most famous these days for being the film used in film!
Thomas Alva Edison’s cylinder phonograph brought music to the masses. It was the first type of record player, which used tinfoil sheets and a vibrating stylus. The 1857 invention was a far cry from the iPod, but it heralded the beginning of portable music. Just think—before the phonograph, if people wanted to listen to a song, they had to find some...
A list of inventions would simply be incomplete without mention of the Wright brothers’ historic flight. In 1903 the Wrights demonstrated that an airplane could sustain flight under the control of a pilot, a feat that had never before been accomplished. This invention changed everything from travel to shipping. Without the Wright flyer, we wouldn’t...
The Iconoscope television camera and Kinescope receiver were invented by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, a Russian-born American engineer, in the 1920s. Transmitting an image from one place to another not only made it possible for you to get your Saturday-morning cartoon fix, but also for news and other important information to travel quickly around the w...
Modern electronics simply would not be possible without the integrated circuit, which was invented in 1958 by Jack Kilby. The integrated circuit is also known as the all-important "microchip" that powers your smartphone, your Furby, and even parts of your car.
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11 de dez. de 2011 · Here Kipling adds to the world's catalogue of inventions since the dawn of time with a few of his own notable examples. Many Inventions brings together a number of Kipling's short stories and...
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Life. Kipling’s father, John Lockwood Kipling, was an artist and scholar who had considerable influence on his son’s work, became curator of the Lahore Museum, and is described presiding over this “wonder house” in the first chapter of Kim, Rudyard’s most famous novel.
Appears in 1012 books from 1845-2008. Page 114 - I remember the black wharves and the slips, And the sea-tides tossing free; And Spanish sailors with bearded lips, And the beauty and mystery...
