How James Watt invented the copier : forgotten inventions of our great scientists

Features 25 different scientists and the ideas which may not have made them famous, but made history... Typically, we remember our greatest scientists from one single invention, one new formula or one incredible breakthrough. This narrow perspective does not give justice to the versatility of many scientists who also earned a reputation in other areas of science. James Watt, for instance, is known for inventing the steam engine, yet most people do not know that he also invented the copier. Alexander Graham Bell of course invented the telephone, but only few know that he invented artificial breathing equipment, a prototype of the ‘iron lung’. Edmond Halley, whose name is associated with the comet that visits Earth every 75 years, produced the first mortality tables, used for life insurances. This entertaining book is aimed at anyone who enjoys reading about inventions and discoveries by the most creative minds. Detailed illustrations of the forgotten designs and ideas enrich the work throughout. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Johannes Kepler....Pages 1-6 Robert Hooke....Pages 7-12 Edmond Halley....Pages 13-18 Daniel Bernoulli....Pages 19-24 Benjamin Franklin....Pages 25-30 Joseph Priestley....Pages 31-36 James Watt....Pages 37-42 Edward Jenner....Pages 43-48 John Dalton....Pages 49-54 Thomas Young....Pages 55-61 Justus von Liebig....Pages 63-69 Charles Darwin....Pages 71-76 William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)....Pages 77-82 James Clerk Maxwell....Pages 83-88 Alexander Graham Bell....Pages 89-94 Hendrik Antoon Lorentz....Pages 95-101 Svante Arrhenius....Pages 103-109 Pierre Curie....Pages 111-116 Walther Nernst....Pages 117-122 Albert Einstein....Pages 123-129 Harlow Shapley....Pages 131-136 Erwin Schrödinger....Pages 137-142 Enrico Fermi....Pages 143-149 Rosalind Franklin....Pages 151-157 George Gamow....Pages 159-165 Back Matter....Pages 167-170 This book features 25 different scientists and the ideas which are not best known. Typically, we remember our greatest scientists from one single invention, one new formula or one incredible breakthrough. This narrow perspective does not give justice to the versatility of many scientists who also earned a reputation in other areas of science. James Watt, for instance, is known for inventing the steam engine, yet most people do not know that he also invented the copier. Alexander Graham Bell of course invented the telephone, but only few know that he invented artificial breathing equipment, a prototype of the 'iron lung'. Edmond Halley, whose name is associated with the comet that visits Earth every 75 years, produced the first mortality tables, used for life insurances This title features 25 different scientists and the ideas which may not have made them famous, but made history! Typically, we remember our greatest scientists from one single invention, one new formula or one incredible breakthrough. This narrow perspective does not give justice to the versatility of many scientists who also earned a reputation in other areas of science. James Watt, for instance, is known for inventing the steam engine, yet most people do not know that he also invented the copier. Alexander Graham Bell of course invented the telephone, but only few know that he invented artif Johannes Kepler Robert Hooke Edmond Halley Daniel Bernoulli Benjamin Franklin Joseph Priestly James Watt Edward Jenner John Dalton Thomas Young Justus von Liebig Charles Darwin William Thompson (Lord Kelvin) James Clerk Maxwell Alexander Graham Bell Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Svante Arrhenius Pierre Curie Walther Nernst Albert Einstein Harlow Shapley Erwin Schrödinger Enrico Fermi Rosalind Franklin George Gamow.