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Synopsis
From egg timers to commuter cups, this thorough reference details the domestic technology and innovations that in part defined the 20th century.
· 188 A–Z entries
· Introduction and bibliography
· Provides extensive illustrations
· Offers references to websites and end of entry suggestions for further reading
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Book Description
This comprehensive encyclopedia covers innovations and objects, inventors, organizations, institutions, manufacturers, and themes. Taking the average home of today as a starting point, the volume covers the household objects and technologies that did not exist in homes before 1900.
About the Author
Pauline Webb is senior curator at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England.
Mark Suggitt is museums director at St. Albans Museums, Hertfordshire, England.
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- PublisherABC-CLIO
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1576070816
- ISBN 13 9781576070819
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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