{"product_id":"american-inventions-a-history-of-curious-extraordinary-and-just-plain-useful-patents-9780814788134","title":"American Inventions: A History of Curious, Extraordinary, and Just Plain Useful Patents","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery American knows that Thomas Alva Edison's most famous invention was the light bulb, but who invented the pregnancy test? How was the airbag invented? How was the first computer patented? Stephen van Dulken examines the way inventions and patents such as these have helped to create the American Dream.\u003cbr\u003e Between 1911 and 1999, the number of registered U.S. patents rose from 1 million to 6 million. Showcasing dozens of those original patent drawings from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, \u003cb\u003eAmerican Inventions\u003c\/b\u003e shows how trends in the history of the United States are reflected in the patent records. For example, the invention of the Frisbee dates back to 1920 when a Yale University student recalled throwing around the pie tins of the nearby Frisbie Baking Company, but it was not until 1948 that Fred Morrison and Warren Francioni capitalized on Americans' new-found fascination with flying saucers by applying for a patent on a plastic flying disk.\u003cbr\u003e Van Dulken surveys the inventions and patents of the workplace, the home, the kitchen, the open road, and the beauty parlor, to name a few, to find the compelling stories and eureka moments in American history. From bobby pins to in-line skates, from the jukebox to the fax machine, American Inventions is a captivating catalog of the famous and not-so-famous contraptions that have shaped the American way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Van Dulken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.38w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814788134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 2067\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDulken, Stephen Van:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The author of \u003ci\u003eInventing the 20th Century: 100 Inventions that Shaped the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Inventions: A History of Curious, Extraordinary, and Just Plain Useful Patents\u003c\/i\u003e (both available through NYU Press), \u003cb\u003eStephen Van Dulken\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert curator in the Patents Information Service of The British Library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41111288873075,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":62.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8ae27959-3672-42c5-a079-128ff12fed4c.jpg?v=1700572928","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/american-inventions-a-history-of-curious-extraordinary-and-just-plain-useful-patents-9780814788134","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}