Lienhard, John H.,  1930- <br/><br/>
How invention begins  echoes of old voices in the rise of new machines /  [electronic resource] : 
John H. Lienhard. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2006. 
 - ix, 277 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and index. 
<br/><br/>Priority and apriority. Otzi and silent beginnings -- The unrelenting presence of priority -- I built my airplane before the Wright brothers did -- Steam and speed. Inventing steam: "Alles was Odem hat" -- From steam to steam engine -- From steam engine to thermodynamics -- Inventing speed -- Inventive motivation and exponential change -- Writing and showing. Inventing Gutenberg -- From Gutenberg to a newly literate world: gestation to cradle to maturation -- Inventing means for illustrating reality -- Fast presses, cheap books, and ghosts of old readers -- Views through a wider lens. Inventing education: the great equalizer -- The arc of invention: finding finished forms. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Inventions--History.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T15  / .L485 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>609