ToolsandcivilizationThebeginningsoftoolsDexterityofhandchieflyreliedonOppositiontomanufacturingmachinesGradualprocessofinventionThehumanracethetrueinventorObscureoriginofmanyinventionsInventionsbornbeforetheirtime”Nothingnewunderthesun”
ThepowerofsteamknowntotheancientsPassagefromRogerBaconOldinventionsrevivedPrintingAtmosphericlocomotionTheballoonThereapingmachineTunnelsGunpowderAncientfirearmsThesteamgunTheCongreverocketCoal-gasHydropathyAnaestheticagentsTheDaguerreotypeanticipatedTheelectrictelegraphnotnewForgotteninventorsDisputedinventionsSimultaneousinventionsInventionsmadestepbystepJamesWatt’sdifficultieswithhisworkmenImprovementsinmodernmachine-toolsTheirperfectionTheenginesof”TheWarrior”
CHAPTERXI。
JOSEPHBRAMAH。
TheinventivefacultyJosephBramah’searlylifeHisamateurworkApprenticedtoacarpenterStartsascabinet-makerinLondonTakesoutapatentforhiswater-closetMakespumpsandironworkInventionofhislockInventstoolsrequiredinlock-makingInventshishydrostaticmachineHishydraulicpressTheleatherncollarinventedbyHenryMaudslayBramah’sotherinventionsHisfire-engineHisbeer-pumpImprovementsinthesteam-engineHisimprovementsinmachine-toolsHisnumber-printingmachineHispen-cutterHishydraulicmachineryPractisesascivilengineerAltercationwithWilliamHuntington，”S。S。”