Category Archives: Technology & Engineering

Audiobook: My Life and Work

Henry Ford profiles the events that shaped his personal philosophy, and the challenges he overcame

Audiobook: Story of Books

Rawlings follows the development of printing from the origins of writing to modern printing. Some

Audiobook: How I Filmed the War

An account of World War I and the experience of filming it by an early

Audiobook: Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting

This instruction manual contains complete directions for making and fitting new staffs for watches from

Audiobook: Instructions to Light Keepers

“Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published

Audiobook: Inventions Of The Great War

“… this war was not one of mere destruction. It set men to thinking as

Audiobook: Invention And Discovery: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches

“In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the

Audiobook: Marvels of Scientific Invention

This is a chronicle of the 19 most interesting inventions of the early 20th century.

Audiobook: London (Ancient And Modern) From The Sanitary And Medical Point Of View

This little book is an expansion of two addresses delivered in January, 1889. One deals

Audiobook: Story of the Atlantic Cable

The electric telegraph, together with the railway-train and the steamship, constituted the three most conspicuous

Audiobook: Romance of Modern Invention

This is a volume of exploration into the newest inventions of the turn of the

Audiobook: Time Telling Through the Ages

A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces

Audiobook: Fires and Fire-Fighters

John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief

Audiobook: Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

Since being sworn in on February 6, 1986, the Commission has been able to conduct

Audiobook: Marvels of Modern Science

The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few

Audiobook: Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy

President Obama formed The President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity on April 13, 2016 to

Audiobook: Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation

“The [Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee] shall conduct an independent review of

Audiobook: Romance of Modern Engineering

As it would be impossible to treat, in the compass of a few hundred pages,

Audiobook: Silent Sentinels: Protective Relays for A-C and D-C Systems

Possibly the first book concerning the protective relays and schemes used in the generation, transmission,

Audiobook: Romance of Modern Locomotion

In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great