One hundred patents that shaped the modern world /

Patent documents describe inventions and offer accurate information about the history of technology. This book shows how patents and the inventions they describe have shaped the modern world. Patent documents from the 19th century to the present are covered, from frozen foods and ring-pulls for soft...

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Main Author: Segal, David (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Patent documents describe inventions and offer accurate information about the history of technology. This book shows how patents and the inventions they describe have shaped the modern world. Patent documents from the 19th century to the present are covered, from frozen foods and ring-pulls for soft drink cans, to Monopoly, to MRI and insulin.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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