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Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery

by George Iles

Chapters (35)
  1. INVENTORS AT WORK 0:00
  2. INVENTORS AT WORK: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 0:08
  3. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY 2:53
  4. CHAPTER II FORM 10:41
  5. CHAPTER III FORM—Continued. BRIDGES 27:34
  6. CHAPTER IV FORM—Continued. WEIGHT AND FRICTION DIMINISHED. 51:30
  7. CHAPTER V FORM—Continued. SHIPS 1:07:50
  8. CHAPTER VI FORM—Continued. SHAPES TO LESSEN RESISTANCE TO MOTION 1:24:54
  9. CHAPTER VII FORM—Continued. LIGHT ECONOMIZED BY RIGHTLY SHAPED GLASS. HEAT SAVED BY WELL DESIGNED CONVEYORS AND RADIATORS 1:33:04
  10. CHAPTER VIII FORM—Continued. TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS SHAPED FOR EFFICIENCY 1:54:27
  11. CHAPTER IX FORM—Continued. FORM IN ABORIGINAL ART, AS AFFECTED BY MATERIALS. OLD FORMS PERSIST IN NEW MATERIALS 2:18:59
  12. CHAPTER X SIZE 2:36:48
  13. CHAPTER XI PROPERTIES 3:04:40
  14. CHAPTER XII PROPERTIES—Continued 3:45:04
  15. CHAPTER XIII PROPERTIES—Continued. STEEL 3:59:46
  16. CHAPTER XIV PROPERTIES—Continued 4:38:49
  17. CHAPTER XV PROPERTIES—Continued. RADIO-ACTIVITY 5:07:36
  18. CHAPTER XVI MEASUREMENT 5:29:12
  19. CHAPTER XVII MEASUREMENT—Continued 5:51:53
  20. CHAPTER XVIII NATURE AS TEACHER 6:37:47
  21. CHAPTER XIX ORIGINAL RESEARCH 7:17:58
  22. CHAPTER XX OBSERVATION 7:42:13
  23. CHAPTER XXI EXPERIMENT 8:24:04
  24. CHAPTER XXII AUTOMATICITY AND INITIATION 9:21:25
  25. CHAPTER XXIII SIMPLIFICATION 9:37:15
  26. CHAPTER XXIV THEORIES HOW REACHED AND USED 10:04:43
  27. CHAPTER XXV THEORIZING—Continued 10:27:54
  28. CHAPTER XXVI NEWTON, FARADAY AND BELL AT WORK 11:07:46
  29. CHAPTER XXVII BESSEMER, CREATOR OF CHEAP STEEL. NOBEL, INVENTOR OF NEW EXPLOSIVES 11:33:43
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII COMPRESSED AIR 12:06:09
  31. CHAPTER XXIX CONCRETE AND ITS REINFORCEMENT 12:26:12
  32. CHAPTER XXX MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY 12:49:49
  33. CHAPTER XXXI MOTIVE POWERS PRODUCED WITH NEW ECONOMY—Continued. HEATING SERVICES 13:10:27
  34. CHAPTER XXXII A FEW SOCIAL ASPECTS OF INVENTION 13:49:47
  35. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES 14:15:27
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Walter — American Narrator (en-US)
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14 hr 18 min
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English
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October 4, 2026
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