America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World

by Kevin Baker

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"Among the many rewards of America the Ingenious , Kevin Baker's survey of Yankee know-how, is stumbling on its buried nuggets. . . . Baker examines a wide range of the achievements that have made, and still make, America great again--and again." -- The Wall Street Journal All made in America: The skyscraper and subway car. The telephone and telegraph. The safety elevator and safety pin. Plus the microprocessor, amusement park, MRI, supermarket, Pennsylvania...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1579656943

ISBN13:9781579656942

Release Date:October 2016

Publisher:Artisan Publishers

Length:320 Pages

Weight:2.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 7.7" x 9.1"

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Engineering History Technology

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