Gadgets and Necessities: An Encyclopedia of Household Innovations

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 dec 2000 – vârsta până la 17 ani

From egg timers to commuter cups, this thorough reference details the domestic technology and innovations that in part defined the 20th century.This amusing and thought provoking A-Z encyclopedia examines modern domestic technology and innovations during the 20th century, exploring the social and cultural conditions that produced such products as the electric iron and the vacuum cleaner.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781576070819
ISBN-10: 1576070816
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Offers references to websites and end of entry suggestions for further reading

Notă biografică

Pauline Webb is senior curator at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England.Mark Suggitt is museums director at St. Albans Museums, Hertfordshire, England.

Recenzii

There is much here to be learned. This book is appropriate for public and academic libraries.
Easily understood by general readers, this work is appropriate for all libraries.
This handy tool will be greatly appreciated in American school, college, and public libraries.
This compilation of appliances and their underlying principles is a valuable examination of twentieth-century technology and the relief of home drudgery . The writing is straightforward and factual and unencumbered with jargon . Overall, the book is a worthy addition to the school and public library shelf.

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