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The Industrial Revolution
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
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From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution....
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really enjoyed this, though I want expecting to!
- By Olly Buxton on 11-12-16
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The Industrial Revolution
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 26-09-14
- Language: English
- From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution....
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Conquering the Electron
- The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age
- By: Derek Cheung, Eric Brach
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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Conquering the Electron offers listeners a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad....
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Great over view of the discovery and use of the e-
- By Avid Reader on 07-08-24
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Conquering the Electron
- The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 01-03-20
- Language: English
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Conquering the Electron offers listeners a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad....
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Adventures from the Technology Underground
- Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them
- By: William Gurstelle
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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The technology underground is a thriving, humming subculture of inventors and scientific envelope-pushers....
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Adventures from the Technology Underground
- Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-02-06
- Language: English
- The technology underground is a thriving, humming subculture of inventors and scientific envelope-pushers....
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Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla: The Pioneers of Electricity
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Barbara H. Scott
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
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Thomas Edison holds a unique legacy in the United States, but there's no denying that his inventions have benefited the world as a whole....
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Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla: The Pioneers of Electricity
- Narrated by: Barbara H. Scott
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 14-05-15
- Language: English
- Thomas Edison holds a unique legacy in the United States, but there's no denying that his inventions have benefited the world as a whole....
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The Innovators
- How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet....
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I like it, but ...
- By VTS on 22-04-17
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The Innovators
- How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-10-14
- Language: English
- Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet....
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3 Geniuses Who Changed the World
- Biographies of Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and Thomas Edison
- By: Anthony Moore
- Narrated by: Zachary Zaba
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
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Discover the incredible lives of three geniuses who changed the world. Throughout history, countless inventors and thinkers have left huge impacts on the way we live....
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3 Geniuses Who Changed the World
- Biographies of Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and Thomas Edison
- Narrated by: Zachary Zaba
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 16-04-20
- Language: English
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Discover the incredible lives of three geniuses who changed the world. Throughout history, countless inventors and thinkers have left huge impacts on the way we live....
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James May's 20th Century
- By: James May, Phil Dolling
- Narrated by: James May
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Longlisted for the Audiobook Download of the Year, 2007.
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An Enjoyable & Informative Listen
- By Anabella on 20-03-09
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James May's 20th Century
- Narrated by: James May
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-08-07
- Language: English
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Longlisted for the Audiobook Download of the Year, 2007.
How much should you pay for a return trip to the moon? How are Winnie the Pooh and the artificial heart related....
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Tesla
- Inventor of the Electrical Age
- By: W. Bernard Carlson
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
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Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the 20th century....
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Interesting, lots of things I did not know
- By jeffrey on 04-10-14
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Tesla
- Inventor of the Electrical Age
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-01-14
- Language: English
- Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the 20th century....
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Invent Wow
- Create Wealth: A Proven 3-Step System for Turning Your Wow Ideas into Profitable Products
- By: Don Brown
- Narrated by: Mark Sando
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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When I was growing up, I always thought there were only two ways to get rich. Number one: You were born rich. Number two: Some family member left you a bunch of money when they kicked the bucket....
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Enjoyed this book.
- By B on 29-06-22
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Invent Wow
- Create Wealth: A Proven 3-Step System for Turning Your Wow Ideas into Profitable Products
- Narrated by: Mark Sando
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 09-03-20
- Language: English
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When I was growing up, I always thought there were only two ways to get rich. Number one: You were born rich. Number two: Some family member left you a bunch of money when they kicked the bucket....
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Invention and Innovation
- A Brief History of Hype and Failure
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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From the New York Times-bestselling author comes a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts....
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Very good story with great narrator performance
- By abdul on 19-07-23
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Invention and Innovation
- A Brief History of Hype and Failure
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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From the New York Times-bestselling author comes a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts....
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Starlight Detectives
- How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe
- By: Alan Hirshfeld
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens....
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A must for astrophotographers.
- By Joye C. on 26-06-20
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Starlight Detectives
- How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 09-12-14
- Language: English
- In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens....
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Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Obsessive, brilliant, and tortured, Nikola Tesla was lauded for his invention of the alternating current (AC) and other significant contributions to science....
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An Historian, an inventor.
- By Joe Cranston on 04-12-17
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Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-11-17
- Language: English
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Obsessive, brilliant, and tortured, Nikola Tesla was lauded for his invention of the alternating current (AC) and other significant contributions to science....
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Edison
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
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Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered only for the gift of universal electric light....
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Not worth your time
- By A. Khajehali on 04-09-23
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Edison
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 22-10-19
- Language: English
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Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered only for the gift of universal electric light....
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Thomas Edison: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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Thomas Edison was born into a hard-working but attentive family. He struggled in school and became deaf at an early age. Born on February 11, 1847, Edison would become, arguably, the best-known American inventor of all time....
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I found this fascinating.
- By Ahamd Ali on 11-04-18
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Thomas Edison: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 28-03-18
- Language: English
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Thomas Edison was born into a hard-working but attentive family. He struggled in school and became deaf at an early age. Born on February 11, 1847, Edison would become, arguably, the best-known American inventor of all time....
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Computing: A Concise History
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- By: Paul E. Ceruzzi
- Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software or the story of the Internet or the story of "smart" handheld devices....
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Delivers what it promises
- By Amazon Customer on 20-07-18
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Computing: A Concise History
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 30-10-15
- Language: English
- The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software or the story of the Internet or the story of "smart" handheld devices....
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AC/DC
- The Savage Tale of the First Standards War
- By: Tom McNichol
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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The savage showdown between AC and DC changed the lives of billions of people, shaped the modern technological age....
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Informative and fascinating!
- By Darren M on 28-06-21
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AC/DC
- The Savage Tale of the First Standards War
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-05-08
- Language: English
- The savage showdown between AC and DC changed the lives of billions of people, shaped the modern technological age....
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The Alchemy of Us
- How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
- By: Ainissa Ramirez
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions - clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips - and reveals how they shaped the human experience....
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brilliant and engaging
- By Truespeaking89 on 21-08-21
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The Alchemy of Us
- How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-04-20
- Language: English
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In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions - clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips - and reveals how they shaped the human experience....
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Become a Professional Inventor: The Insider's Guide to Companies Looking for Ideas
- By: Stephen Key
- Narrated by: Don Moffit
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Forget the patents, forget the prototypes, forget starting a business. Sell the benefit first instead! Today it’s all about selling first and selling fast. Stephen has uncovered the consumer product licensing industry from the inside....
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Become a Professional Inventor: The Insider's Guide to Companies Looking for Ideas
- Narrated by: Don Moffit
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 14-04-20
- Language: English
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Forget the patents, forget the prototypes, forget starting a business. Sell the benefit first instead! Today it’s all about selling first and selling fast. Stephen has uncovered the consumer product licensing industry from the inside....
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Silicon
- From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness
- By: Federico Faggin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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The creation of the microprocessor launched the digital age. The key technology allowing unprecedented integration, and the design of the world’s first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, were the achievement of Federico Faggin....
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An extraordinary book about an extraordinary life
- By A. R. Haslam on 04-11-24
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Silicon
- From the Invention of the Microprocessor to the New Science of Consciousness
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 09-03-21
- Language: English
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The creation of the microprocessor launched the digital age. The key technology allowing unprecedented integration, and the design of the world’s first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, were the achievement of Federico Faggin....
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Where Good Ideas Come From
- The Natural History of Innovation
- By: Steven Johnson
- Narrated by: Eric Singer
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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What sparks the flash of brilliance? One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on - in exhilarating style - one of our key questions....
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Tech history snip bits
- By paul mullen on 03-03-20
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Where Good Ideas Come From
- The Natural History of Innovation
- Narrated by: Eric Singer
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 05-10-10
- Language: English
- What sparks the flash of brilliance? One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on - in exhilarating style - one of our key questions....
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