| Description |
v, 143, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page [144]. |
| Contents |
Section A : The romance of the rails. Andrew J. Beard (Railway coupling), Granville T. Woods (Air brake, Electric railroad, etc.), Richard B. Spikes (Semaphore, Automatic gear shift) -- Section B : Creators of industry and jobs. Jan Matzeliger (Shoe last machine), Norman Rillieux (Sugar refiner), Frederick M. Jones (Truck and rail refrigeration, etc.) Elijah M. McCoy (Lubricating valves). |
| Subject |
African American inventors -- Biography.
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Inventions -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Inventions -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
089420095X paperback |
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9780894200953 paperback |
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