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Index
Cover
Titlepage
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Author
The Dawn of the Machine Age
The Industrial Revolutionaries
First Things First: Being Safe
Part I: Makers in Metal
Chapter 1: Henry Bessemer and the Age of Steel
The Dawning of the Age of Steel
Henry Bessemer and Carbon Steel
Making a Steel Rubber Band Gun
How a Bessemer Converter Works
Chapter 2: John Shore Invents the Tuning Fork
Inventing the Tuning Fork
Making a Tuning Fork
How a Tuning Fork Works
Chapter 3: Abraham Lincoln and the Campaign Torch
The Light of Politics
Making a Parade Torch
The Science Inside: In the Tip of a Flame
Part II: Physics and Chemistry Revolutionaries
Chapter 4: Giovanni Venturi and the Venturi Effect
The Venturi Effect
Making a Venturi-Style Vacuum Pump
Fun with a Vacuum Pump
Chapter 5: Emperor Xianfeng and the Chinese Windlass
Building a Chinese Windlass
There’s No Free Lunch in Physics!
Chapter 6: Louis Poinsot and the Dancing Spheres
Louis Poinsot, the Father of Geometrical Mechanics
Making the Dancing Spheres
Simplifying Mechanical Engineering
Chapter 7: Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and the Chemistry of Fireproofing
The Education of a Chemist
Fireproofing Paper, Cloth, and Wood
To Burn or Not to Burn
Chapter 8: Charles Goodyear and the Vulcanization of Rubber
The Early Years of Rubber
The Lucky Accident
Making a Vulcanized Rubber Eraser
The Science Inside: Making Your Eraser
Part III: Electricity for the Future
Chapter 9: Benjamin Franklin Explores Electricity
Science versus Superstition
The Leyden Jar’s History
Making Your Own Static Electricity Generator
Building the Leyden Jar
From Leyden Jars to Hydroelectric Dams
Chapter 10: Alessandro Volta and Electrodeposition
Volta Harnesses Electricity
Making a Copper-Plated Sign
Electroplating Explained
Chapter 11: Humphry Davy and the Arc Light
Davy and the Arc Light
Making a Davy Carbon Arc Light
How an Arc Light Works
Appendix: Going Further, Deeper, and Higher
The Inventor’s Workshop
The Workbench
Necessary Tools
Further Reading
Index
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