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Archibald Williams. The Romance of Modern Invention
The Romance of Modern Invention
Table of Contents
Preface
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
HIGH-SPEED TELEGRAPHY
THE TELEPHONE
Wireless Telephony
THE PHONOGRAPH
The Photographophone
The Telephonograph
THE TELAUTOGRAPH
MODERN ARTILLERY
Rifles
Machine-Guns
Heavy Ordnance
Explosives
In the Gun Factory
DIRIGIBLE TORPEDOES
SUBMARINE BOATS
ANIMATED PICTURES
THE GREAT PARIS TELESCOPE
PHOTOGRAPHING THE INVISIBLE
Photography in the Dark
SOLAR MOTORS
LIQUID AIR
HORSELESS CARRIAGES
Types of Car
HIGH-SPEED RAILWAYS
SEA EXPRESSES
MECHANICAL FLIGHT
TYPE-SETTING BY MACHINERY
PHOTOGRAPHY IN COLOURS
Colour Printing
LIGHTING
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Archibald Williams
Published by Good Press, 2021
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