Understanding the inventions that changed the world / W. Bernard Carlson.

By:

Carlson, W. Bernard

Contributor(s):

Teaching Company

Material type:

Mixed materialsLanguage: English Series: Great courses (DVD). Modern history | The Great courses | The Great CoursesPublication details: Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2013.Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) in PDF format on disc 7ISBN:

1598039873
9781598039870

Uniform titles:

The Great Courses

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DDC classification:

LOC classification:

LB 14.6 C284u 2013

Contents:

Disc 1. Great inventions in everyday life -- The potter's wheel and metallurgy -- Beer, wine, and distilled spirits -- The galley, coins, and the alphabet -- Crossbows east and west -- Roman arches -- aqueducts and the Colosseum -- Disc 2. Waterwheels and clocks -- Pagodas and cathedrals -- Paper and printing -- Gunpowder, cannons, and guns -- Telescopes and microscopes -- The caravel and celestial navigation -- Disc 3. Unlocking the power of coal and iron -- Steam engines and pin making -- Canals and railroads -- Food preservation -- Water and sewer systems -- Batteries and electric generators -- Disc 4. Cameras, telephones and phonographs -- Electric light and power -- Department stores and modern retailing -- Motion pictures -- Surgery and the operation room -- Steel, glass, and plastics -- Disc 5. The model T -- Aviation -- The "wright" time for flight -- Radio and television -- Nuclear power -- Household applicances -- Electonics and the chip -- Disc 6. Satellites and cell phones -- Personal computing -- Genetic engineering -- The Internet -- Social media and democracy -- Inventions and history.

Summary: History is made not only by kings, queens, presidents, and generals, but equally by inventors and the technological powers they unleash. This course explores the inventions that have changed the world from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Along with recounting famous inventions such as the steam engine, airplane, atomic bomb and computer chip, these lectures explore a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, indoor plumbing and department stores

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	LB 14.6 C284u 2013 Guide (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000136868

Course no. 1110
Title from DVD container cover.
Program contains thirty-six lectures; the length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min.
Lecture notes and program information contained in course guidebook.

Disc 1. Great inventions in everyday life --
The potter's wheel and metallurgy --
Beer, wine, and distilled spirits --
The galley, coins, and the alphabet --
Crossbows east and west --
Roman arches --
aqueducts and the Colosseum --
Disc 2. Waterwheels and clocks --
Pagodas and cathedrals --
Paper and printing --
Gunpowder, cannons, and guns --
Telescopes and microscopes --
The caravel and celestial navigation --
Disc 3. Unlocking the power of coal and iron --
Steam engines and pin making --
Canals and railroads --
Food preservation --
Water and sewer systems --
Batteries and electric generators --
Disc 4. Cameras, telephones and phonographs --
Electric light and power --
Department stores and modern retailing --
Motion pictures --
Surgery and the operation room --
Steel, glass, and plastics --
Disc 5. The model T --
Aviation --
The "wright" time for flight --
Radio and television --
Nuclear power --
Household applicances --
Electonics and the chip --
Disc 6. Satellites and cell phones --
Personal computing --
Genetic engineering --
The Internet --
Social media and democracy --
Inventions and history.

History is made not only by kings, queens, presidents, and generals, but equally by inventors and the technological powers they unleash. This course explores the inventions that have changed the world from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Along with recounting famous inventions such as the steam engine, airplane, atomic bomb and computer chip, these lectures explore a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, indoor plumbing and department stores

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