Technology & Engineering

Twentieth Century Inventions

by George Sutherland • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.2★

This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, pre…

James B. Eads

by Louis How • Read by Barry Eads • 4.4★

Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…

Umbrellas and Their History

by William Sangster • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.5★

Umbrellas and Their History offers a unique exploration of the umbrella, an everyday object that has shaped social customs and technological…

The Magic Lantern and its Management

by T. C. Hepworth • Read by James R. Hedrick • 5★

There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that i…

Time Telling Through the Ages

by Harry Chase Brearley • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.1★

A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces from the sundial and water clock throug…

The Inner Chapters

by Thomas Gideon • Read by Thomas Gideon • 4.5★

The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…

A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting

by Eugene Edward Hall • Read by Bev J Stevens • 5★

A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting by Eugene Edward Hall is a comprehensive guide for watchmakers and enthusiasts alike, detailing the …

Silent Sentinels

by Westinghouse Electric And Manufacturing Company • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Possibly the first book concerning the protective relays and schemes used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric powe…