Ingenious women: from tincture of saffron to flying machines
Auteur :
Jaffe, Deborah
Éditeur :
The History Press Ltd
ISBN :
9780750930307
Date de publication :
16 oct. 2003
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This illustrated work examines inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application made in 1637 and ending with the outbreak of war in 1914. Accounts of the stories of the inventions are placed into the context in which their discoveries were made.