|  By Subject > Dover Essentials > A History of Mechanical Inventions, Revised Edition
 This completely revised and updated classic explores the importance of technological innovation in the cultural and economic history of the West. Specific topics include development of technology of textile manufacture from primitive times, water wheels and wind mills, development of clocks and watches, invention of printing, machine tools and quantity production. "Without peer in its field."-American Scientist.
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