The Romance of Modern Invention
Archibald Williams
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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This is a volume of exploration into the newest inventions of the turn of the previous century. Journalist Archibald Williams walks the reader through diverse inventions which were changing the world at just that point in time. - Summary by Carolin (9 hr 1 min)
Chapters
Wireless Telegraphy | 32:57 | Read by Kobe Dadd |
High-speed Telegraphy | 17:40 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Telephone | 23:56 | Read by Dave Trek |
The Phonograph | 29:20 | Read by Scotty Smith |
The Telautograph | 15:12 | Read by Foon |
Modern Artillery - Rifles, Machine guns | 35:48 | Read by Kirk Hendrick |
Modern Artillery - Heavy Ordnance, Exploxives, In the Gun Factory | 37:30 | Read by Kirk Hendrick |
Dirigible Torpedoes | 23:25 | Read by ToddHW |
Submarine Boats | 40:01 | Read by tommack |
Animated Pictures | 26:10 | Read by Sherri Lothridge |
The Great Paris Telescope | 20:35 | Read by Manning Cross |
Photographing the Invisible | 17:47 | Read by Manning Cross |
Solar Motors | 11:12 | Read by Steve C |
Liquid Air | 15:51 | Read by Sherri Lothridge |
Horseless Carriages | 16:43 | Read by alyb87 |
Horseless Carriages - Types of Car | 40:10 | Read by realisticspeakers |
High-Speed Railways | 20:16 | Read by alyb87 |
Sea Expresses | 16:29 | Read by ToddHW |
Mechanical Flight | 31:39 | Read by alyb87 |
Type-setting by Machinery | 22:05 | Read by Steve C |
Photography in Colours | 22:43 | Read by tommack |
Lighting | 23:34 | Read by Foon |