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Romance of Modern Invention

Name: Romance of Modern Invention
Author: Archibald Williams

Archibald Williams

Read by Kobe Dadd, Larry Wilson, Dave Trek, Scotty Smith, Foon, Kirk Hendrick, ToddHW, tommack, Sherri Lothridge, Manning Cross, Steve C, alyb87 and realisticspeakers · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Wireless Telegraphy (32:57)
High-speed Telegraphy (17:40)
The Telephone (23:56)
The Phonograph (29:20)
The Telautograph (15:12)
Modern Artillery - Rifles, Machine guns (35:48)
Modern Artillery - Heavy Ordnance, Exploxives, In the Gun Factory (37:30)
Dirigible Torpedoes (23:25)
Submarine Boats (40:01)
Animated Pictures (26:10)
The Great Paris Telescope (20:35)
Photographing the Invisible (17:47)
Solar Motors (11:12)
Liquid Air (15:51)
Horseless Carriages (16:43)
Horseless Carriages - Types of Car (40:10)
High-Speed Railways (20:16)
Sea Expresses (16:29)
Mechanical Flight (31:39)
Type-setting by Machinery (22:05)
Photography in Colours (22:43)
Lighting (23:34)