World of invention / 
Kimberley A. McGrath, editor ; Bridget Travers, contributing editor. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Detroit :  Gale ;  1999. 
 - xiv, 1043 p. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 895-900) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> This resource focuses on science and technological developments that have occurred during the last 200 years. Invention entries include identity of inventor, an explanation of why he or she developed the object, a description of the invention and a discussion of its impact on society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0787627593 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>107100973 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>990192310 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Inventions--History.<br/>Inventions--Encyclopedias.<br/>Inventors--Biography.<br/>Inventions--Histoire<br/>Inventions--Encyclopedies.<br/>Inventeurs--Biographies.