"A New Century of Inventions" by James White is an early 19th-century collection showcasing one hundred innovative machine designs focused on improving everyday life and industries. The book opens with the author's account, tracing his mechanical interest back to childhood experiments with water-wheels and traps. He transitions to the work’s main focus: practical over theoretical applications, all while showing the inventor’s passion of accessible, hands-on mechanical improvements for arts, manufacturing, and home use.
A New Century of Inventions Being Designs & Descriptions of One Hundred Machines, Relating to Arts, Manufactures, & Domestic Life
By James (Civil engineer) White
Witness a collection of practical inventions from a passionate engineer, each designed to revolutionize life through mechanical efficiency.
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