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Ingenious women : from tincture of saffron to flying machines / Deborah Jaffé ; foreword by Sandi Toksvig.
2004
G 310 JAF.I
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Détails
Titre
Ingenious women : from tincture of saffron to flying machines / Deborah Jaffé ; foreword by Sandi Toksvig.
Auteur
Description
xiv, 210 pages : illustrations, charts, facsimiles ; 25 cm
ISBN
0750930314 paperback
9780750930314 paperback
9780750930314 paperback
Autre cote
G 310 JAF.I
Résumé
This illustrated work examines inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application made in 1637 and ending with the outbreak of war in 1914. Accounts of the stories of the inventions are placed into the context in which their discoveries were made.
Bibliographie, remarque
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.
Remarque du contenu formatté
1. Innovators; 2. Early ladies; 3. Appearances: bonnets, corsets and umbrellas; 4. Domestic challenges and home improvements; 5. 'Amusement and instruction' : designs for the children; 6. For the greater benefit: philanthropy and reform; 7. Transport, travel and technology; 8. Queens of science and medicine; 9. Exhibitions: London and America; 10. Running the company; 11. Self-confident expressionism.
Publié
Stroud : Sutton, 2004.
Langue
Anglais
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